Andrea Elle (born 1940) is a former East German

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Career

Elle started her career as a ballet dancer,

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player, and track and field athlete before eventually settled on cycling. Elle raced for "SC Einheit Berlin" cycling club. At the

1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Leipzig and Chemnitz, East Germany from 3 to 14 August 1960. Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amat ...

in Leipzig she placed third in the individual pursuit. In 1963, she won the GDR Road Bicycle Racing championship, after coming second in 1958; the following year, 1959, she was third. She won the GDR track time trial championship in 1960, 1961 and 1964, and placed second in 1962 and 1963. In 1960, she also won the

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Personal life

In 1964, Elle married cyclist

Rudolf Franz Rudolf Franz (born 22 October 1937) is a German former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Oly ...

Sources

* ''Meister-Ehepaar mit hohen Zielen'', in: ''Der Radsportler'', hg. v. Deutscher Radsport-Verband der DDR, Ausgabe vom 5. April 1968, Seite 8f. East German female cyclists Cyclists from Dresden Living people 1940 births Sportspeople from East Berlin {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub