Maurice Gillen

Maurice Gillen
Personal information
Born(1895-07-25)25 July 1895
Paris, France
Died6 April 1974(1974-04-06) (aged 78)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Maurice Gillen (25 July 1895 – 6 April 1974) was a Luxembourgian cyclist.[1] He competed in the sprint event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] Outside of cycling he worked as a train driver. He was the father of cyclist Lucien Gillen.[3] He also worked as a soigneur for rider Jean Majerus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Maurice Gillen". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurice Gillen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Ehemaliger Radprofi Lull Gillen verstorben" [Former professional cyclist Lull Gillen has died]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). 12 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ Bressler, Henri (16 August 2012). "C'était Jean Majerus..." [It was Jean Majerus...] (PDF). Le Quotidien (in French). p. 22. Retrieved 26 August 2018.


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