{{short description|Finnish cyclist (1920–1995)}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Paul Backman | image = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|12|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Raseborg, Finland | death_date = {{death date and age|1995|3|17|1920|12|3|df=yes}} | death_place = Helsinki, Finland | height = | weight = | discipline = | role = | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = }}
'''Paul Backman''' (3 December 1920 – 17 March 1995) was a Finnish cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1946.<ref name="CyclingArchives">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=53670 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140505095149/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=53670 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 May 2014 |title=Paul Backman |accessdate=5 May 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}}</ref> He also competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/paul-backman-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182024/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/paul-backman-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Paul Backman Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-12-29 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Backman, Paul}} Category:1920 births Category:1995 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Raseborg Category:Cyclists from Uusimaa Category:Finnish male cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists for Finland Category:Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Category:Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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