Dirk Meier (born 28 January 1964) is a retired East German cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m
team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, winning silver medals at the world championships of 1986 and 1987
[ and at the ]1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
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As a road racer, he won the ]Tour de Liège
The Tour de la province de Liège (English: Tour of the Province of Liège) is a cycling race held annually in the Liège province of Belgium. Although it isn't part of UCI Europe Tour, it has been won by many famous cyclists since its creation i ...
in 1987 and 1989, as well as the Niedersachsen Rundfahrt and Olympia's Tour
The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands.
History
A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, w ...
in 1988.[
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References
1964 births
Living people
People from Spremberg
People from Bezirk Cottbus
East German male cyclists
Cyclists from Brandenburg
Olympic cyclists of East Germany
Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
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