Herman Ponsteen

{{Short description|Dutch cyclist (born 1953)}}

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| image = Herman Ponsteen 1976.jpg

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| caption = Herman Ponsteen in 1976

| fullname = Herman Ponsteen

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hellendoorn, the Netherlands

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| discipline = Track

| role = Rider

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{{MedalSport | Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1976 Montreal | 4.000m Individual Pursuit}}

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File:Herman Ponsteen 1977.jpg

Herman Ponsteen (born 27 March 1953 in Hellendoorn, Overijssel) is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany). Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the men's 4,000m Individual Pursuit.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/herman-ponsteen-1.html |title=Herman Ponsteen Olympic Results |accessdate=31 October 2014 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031223816/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/herman-ponsteen-1.html |archivedate=31 October 2014 }}