Danny Van Haute

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDaniel Frank "Danny"•Van Haute
Used nameDanny•Van Haute
Nick/petnamesThe Beast
Born22 October 1956 in Tillsonburg, Ontario (CAN)
Measurements185 cm / 77 kg
AffiliationsMurray
NOC United States

Biography

Danny Van Haute played ice hockey and ran cross-country in high school and at Northeastern Illinois University. He became a US national cycling team member in 1980, making the 1980 Olympic team that did not compete. Between 1980-84 he won five US titles, and 10 medals at the US Nationals. He competed at the 1979 Pan American Games in team pursuit, in which the team placed sixth.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1984 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) USA Danny Van Haute
Points Race, Men (Olympic) =15 h1 r1/2