Herbert Richter (born 26 April 1947) is a retired

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000m team pursuit event, winning silver medals at the world championships in 1970 and 1971 and at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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1947 births Living people East German male cyclists Sportspeople from Chemnitz Olympic cyclists for East Germany Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Saxony People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub