Garen Bloch
Personal information | |
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Born | (1978-09-06)6 September 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa |
Died | 21 July 2018(2018-07-21) (aged 39) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Track |
Role | Rider |
Garen Bloch (6 September 1978 – 21 July 2018)[1] was a South African Olympic cyclist.[2][3]
Bloch was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] He is the younger brother of Olympian cyclist Sean Bloch of South Africa.[4] He won 16 South African national titles, and set four national records.[3] From 1994-96, he was Maccabi Sportsman of the Year.[3] He came in third at the 1997 World Cup in the points race, and second in the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics.[3]
Bloch competed for Team South Africa in the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 22 in Sydney in Cycling; Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial, and finished in 8th with a time of 1:04.478.[4]
On 21 July 2018, Bloch was killed in a motorbike accident in Johannesburg.
References
External links
- Garen Bloch at Olympedia
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