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German track cyclist

Fredy Schmidtke
Personal information
Born(1961-07-01)1 July 1961
Worringen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany
Died1 December 2017(2017-12-01) (aged 56)
Dormagen
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 1 km time trial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Leicester 1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place 1981 Brno 1 km time trial

Fredy Schmidtke (1 July 1961 – 1 December 2017) was a German track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the 1000 metres time trial at the 1984 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in the sprint.

Schmidtke died of a heart attack on 1 December 2017, at the age of 56.

References

  1. Fredy Schmidtke Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. "Trauer um Fredy Schmidtke" (in German). BDR Medienservice. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

External links

German Amateur National Championship, Sprint (track cycling)
Olympic cycling champions in men's track time trial
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