# Paul Backman

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{{short description|Finnish cyclist (1920–1995)}}
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| death_place   = [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), Finland
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'''Paul Backman''' (3 December 1920 &ndash; 17 March 1995) was a Finnish [cyclist](/source/cycle_sport). He won the [Finnish national road race title](/source/Finnish_National_Road_Race_Championships) 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](/source/1948_Summer_Olympics) and [1952 Summer Olympics](/source/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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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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