# Danny Van Haute

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{{Short description|American cyclist}}
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'''Danny Van Haute''' ({{IPAc-en|v|æ|n|ˈ|h|aʊ|t}} {{Respell|van|HOWT}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11NHCUZL9Q|title=Interview - Jelly Belly pb Kenda's Cycling's Director Danny Van Haute|work=YouTube|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref> born October 22, 1956) is an American former [cyclist](/source/cycle_sport). Van Haute qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's [boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott) in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a [Congressional Gold Medal](/source/List_of_Congressional_Gold_Medal_recipients) instead.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|date=2008 |publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243–253}}</ref>  In 1981, Van Haute was one of the original members of the [7-Eleven-Schwinn](/source/7-Eleven_(cycling_team)) speed racing team. He did get to compete in the [points race](/source/Cycling_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_points_race) event at the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/danny-van-haute-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/danny-van-haute-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Danny Van Haute Olympic Results |accessdate=June 4, 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games:Mens Point Race|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/CYC/mens-points-race.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045611/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/CYC/mens-points-race.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|website=www.sports-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference.com|accessdate=June 23, 2017}}</ref>

On February 26, 2024 Van Haute was suspended for two years from the International Cycling Federation for fraud during the Argenta Classic in Belgium. He attempted to claim that a mechanic for the female team, ''Cynisca Cycling'', was a competitor in order to meet the minimum number of five riders.<ref>[https://www.nu.nl/wielrennen/6302997/bizarre-fraude-in-wielerpeloton-mecanicien-vermomt-zich-als-renster.html NU.nl]</ref>

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Category:1956 births
Category:Living people
Category:American male cyclists
Category:Olympic cyclists for the United States
Category:Congressional Gold Medal recipients
Category:Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Tillsonburg
Category:Cyclists from Ontario
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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