Dirk Baert

Dirk Baert

Personal information
Born	(1949-02-14) 14 February 1949 Zwevegem, Belgium
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing Belgium Track World Championships 1971 Varese Individual pursuit 1972 Marseille Individual pursuit 1975 Rocourt Individual pursuit

Dirk Baert (born 14 February 1949) is a retired Belgian road and track cyclist. On track, he won one gold and two bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships in 1971, 1972 and 1975. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 1 km time trial and finished in 18th place. On the road, he won the Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden (1975), Le Samyn (1976), Halle–Ingooigem (1978) and Grote 1-MeiPrijs (1979), as well as one stage of the Tour of Belgium (1974). He rode the Tour de France in 1974.