Klaus Ampler (15 November 1940 – 6 May 2016) was a German

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. His sporting career began with SC DHfK Leipzig. He competed for

East Germany 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 ...

in the

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He won the

peace race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

in 1963. Ampler died at a nursing home in Leipzig on 6 May 2016 at the age of 75. He was the father of

Uwe Ampler Uwe Ampler (born 11 October 1964) is a retired track and road cyclist who competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kumm ...

, who became a professional cyclist and was coached by his father in the 1980s.

Books

Klaus Ampler: ''Schweiß. Autobiographie.'' Gotha, 2005, . (German)

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* 1940 births 2016 deaths People from Malbork People from West Prussia Socialist Unity Party of Germany members East German male cyclists Olympic cyclists of East Germany Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics East German sportspeople in doping cases Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Recipients of the Banner of Labor Recipients of the Medal of Merit of the GDR Cyclists from Saxony Sportspeople from Leipzig People from Bezirk Leipzig {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub