Martin Wierstra

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Martin Wierstra
Personal information
Born29 May 1928
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died23 October 1985 (aged 57)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1960 Leipzig Professionals

Martin Wierstra (29 May 1928 – 23 October 1985) was a professional cyclist from the Netherlands who specialized in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won three national titles in 1957, 1960 and 1961, as well as a silver medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1960.[1][2]

After retirement in 1962 he worked as a pharmacy salesman and cycling coach.[3]

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