Garen Bloch

Garen Bloch
Personal information
Born(1978-09-06)6 September 1978
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died21 July 2018(2018-07-21) (aged 39)
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RoleRider

Garen Bloch (6 September 1978 – 21 July 2018)[1] was a South African Olympic cyclist.[2][3]

Bloch was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] He is the younger brother of Olympian cyclist Sean Bloch of South Africa.[4] He won 16 South African national titles, and set four national records.[3] From 1994 to 1996, he was Maccabi Sportsman of the Year.[3] He came in third at the 1997 World Cup in the points race, and second in the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics.[3]

Bloch competed for Team South Africa in the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 22 in Sydney in Cycling; Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial, and finished in 8th with a time of 1:04.478.[4]

On 21 July 2018, Bloch was killed in a motorbike accident in Johannesburg.

References

  1. ^ SA track cycling legend Bloch, 39, dies in motorbike accident
  2. ^ South Africa Yearbook, South African Communication Service, 1998.
  3. ^ a b c d Bloch, Garen: Jews In Sports
  4. ^ a b c Garen Bloch Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com


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