Ronny Van Sweevelt

Ronny Van Sweevelt
Personal information
Born	3 August 1962; Hasselt, Belgium
Died	17 June 2020 (aged 57); Hasselt, Belgium

Ronny Van Sweevelt (3 August 1962 – 17 June 2020) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In later life he became addicted to drugs. He was in the news in 2000 after a police chase in Antwerp, after a suspected drug possession. He was sentenced in 2001.^[2]^[3]

Van Sweevelt died in Hasselt on 17 June 2020, after being in a coma which was caused by choking during a meal.^[2]

Ronny was the younger brother of Valère Van Sweevelt, also a former Belgian racing cyclist who won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1968.^[4]

References

^ "Ronny Van Sweevelt Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "De tragische dood na een tragisch leven van Limburgse wielerbelofte". Het Belang van Limburg Mobile.
^ "Rechter beveelt internering van ex-wielrenner Ronny Vansweevelt". Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile.
^ "Van amfetamines tot zelfs politieachtervolging: voormalig wielrenner Ronny Van Sweevelt op 57-jarige leeftijd overleden". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

External links

Ronny Van Sweevelt at Olympedia

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[SportsRef-1] "Ronny Van Sweevelt Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[hvbl-2] "De tragische dood na een tragisch leven van Limburgse wielerbelofte". Het Belang van Limburg Mobile.

[3] "Rechter beveelt internering van ex-wielrenner Ronny Vansweevelt". Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile.

[HLN-4] "Van amfetamines tot zelfs politieachtervolging: voormalig wielrenner Ronny Van Sweevelt op 57-jarige leeftijd overleden". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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Personal information
Born	(1962-08-03)3 August 1962 Hasselt, Belgium
Died	17 June 2020(2020-06-17) (aged 57) Hasselt, Belgium