Erik Kjeldsen

Jens Erik Kjeldsen ( born October 20, 1890 in Copenhagen, † February 22, 1976 in Gentofte ) was a Danish racing cyclist.

Erik Kjeldsen was one of the dominant racing cyclist Denmark in the 1910s and until the mid- 1920s. In 1913, he was Danish Champion in the sprint Amateurs first time. In the same year he became the Scandinavian champion for over a kilometer and others over ten kilometers. In 1915 he won the Scandinavian Masters title over ten kilometers. 1916 and 1917, he secured the national sprint title again as well as on the Danish mile ( 7.532 km ). In 1921 he became vice-champion of the amateur sprinter in his hometown of Copenhagen. In 1924 he competed at the Olympic Games in Paris in the team pursuit and finished together with Willy Falck Hansen, Oscar Guldager and Edmund Hansen sixth.