August Prosenik Explained

August Prosenik
Birth Date:25 April 1916[1]
Birth Place:Obrežje, Brežice, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Amateuryears1:1936–40
Amateurteam1:Sokol Zagreb
Amateuryears2:1945–48
Amateurteam2:Dinamo Zagreb

August Prosenik (25 April 1916  - 22 July 1975) was a Yugoslav amateur road cyclist. He competed in the individual and team events at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics and placed 12th individually in 1936.[2] He won the Tour of Romania in 1946 and the Peace Race in 1948.[3]

Prosenik grew up in a poor family, as his father became disabled after a mining accident. In 1930 he moved to Zagreb and worked there as a workshop mechanic and then as a car mechanic. After retiring from competitions he became a cycling coach and a sports administrator.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: August Prosenik. 11 May 2017. Croatian Olympic Committee. 14 September 2017.
  2. Web site: August Prosenik . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/august-prosenik-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . sports-reference.com.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072240/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4052 August Prosenik
  4. http://www.slovenci-zagreb.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Slovenci-u-Hrvatskom-sportu.pdf ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU