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Jef Scherens
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Joseph Scherens |
| Date of birth |
February 17, 1909 (1909-02-17) |
| Date of death |
August 9, 1986 (aged 77) |
| Country |
Belgium |
| Team information |
| Discipline |
Track |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
Sprint |
| Major wins |
 World professional sprint champion (7 times) |
| Infobox last updated on: |
| May 23, 2008 |
Joseph "Jef" Scherens (February 17, 1909–August 9, 1986) was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specialising in sprint where he won seven world championships. Scherens was born in Werchter and died in Leuven. The Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, which is held in Leuven, is named in his honour.
[edit] Palmarès
| Medal record |
Competitor for .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Belgium |
| Track cycling |
| World Championships |
| Gold |
1932 Rome |
Sprint |
| Gold |
1933 Paris |
Sprint |
| Gold |
1934 Leipzig |
Sprint |
| Gold |
1935 Brussels |
Sprint |
| Gold |
1936 Zürich |
Sprint |
| Gold |
1937 Copenhagen |
Sprint |
| Gold |
1947 Paris |
Sprint |
| Silver |
1938 Amsterdam |
Sprint |
| Bronze |
1931 Copenhagen |
Sprint |
- 1929
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint, Independent
- 1930
- 3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1931
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 3rd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
- 1932
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Rome
- 1933
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
- 1934
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Leipzig
- 1935
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Brussels
- 1936
- 2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Zürich
- 1937
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
- 1938
- 2nd, Copenhagen, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 2nd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Amsterdam
- 1939
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1940
- 2nd, Brussels Six Days
- 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1941
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 2nd, Schaarbeek
- 1942
- 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1943
- 2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1944
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1945
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1946
- 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1947
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
- 1949
- 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1950
- 3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Scherens, Jef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Scherens, Joseph |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1909-02-17 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Werchter, Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH |
1986-08-09 |
| PLACE OF DEATH |
Leuven, Belgium |
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