Lau Veldt
{{Short description|Dutch track cyclist (born 1953)}}
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| fullname = Laurens "Lau" Veldt
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|6|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| discipline = Track cycling
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|1978 Munich|Tandem}}
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Laurens "Lau" Veldt (born 18 June 1953, in Amsterdam) is a track cyclist from the Netherlands. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's tandam together with Sjaak Pieters.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=24848|title=Lau Veldt |accessdate=27 January 2017|work=Cycling Archive}} He competed in the men's sprint at the 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/lau-veldt-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/lau-veldt-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Lau Veldt Olympic Results |accessdate=7 January 2015|work=sports-reference.com}}
Lau is the father of cyclist Tim Veldt.
See also
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Category:Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Category:Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Cyclists from Amsterdam
Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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