Henk Faanhof

{{Short description|Dutch cyclist (1922–2015)}}

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| name = Henk Faanhof

| image = Henk Faanhof 1954.jpg

| caption = Henk Faanhof in 1954

| full_name = Henk Faanhof

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1922|8|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2015|1|27|1922|8|29}}

| death_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

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| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| majorwins = 1 stage Tour de France

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{{MedalSport| Men's road bicycle racing }}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold |1949 Copenhagen|Amateur's Road Race}}

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Henk Faanhof (29 August 1922 – 27 January 2015) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from Amsterdam. Faanhof won one stage in the 1954 Tour de France.{{Cycling Archives|3782}} In 1947 Faanhof was disqualified in the Dutch National Road Race Championship after changing bicycles with a teammate. The rule that bicycle changes were not allowed was new and Faanhof did not know about it. He also competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/henk-faanhof-1.html |title=Henk Faanhof Olympic Results |accessdate=2014-07-17 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208032111/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/henk-faanhof-1.html |archivedate=8 February 2015 }} Faanhof died in Amsterdam on 27 January 2015, aged 92,{{cite web|url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/3980946/oudste-nederlandse-tourrenner-faanhof-92-overleden.html|publisher=nu.nl|title=Oudste Nederlandse Tourrenner Faanhof (92) overleden | NU – Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl|date=27 January 2015 |accessdate=2017-02-16}} less than a week before two other members of the Dutch men's team pursuit squad, Gerrit Voorting and Joop Harmans.{{cite news|title = Oud-wielrenner Joop Harmans (93) overleden|language = nl|publisher = nusport.nl|date = 2015-02-06|url = http://www.nusport.nl/wielrennen/3987596/oud-wielrenner-joop-harmans-93-overleden.html|accessdate = 2015-02-07}}