Max Götze (13 October 1880 – 29 October 1944) was a German track cycling racer who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He won the silver medal together with his teammates

Karl Neumer Karl Neumer (23 February 1887 – 16 May 1984) was a German track cyclist. At the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the individual sprint and a silver in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre ...

Rudolf Katzer Rudolf Katzer (born 1888, date of death unknown) was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. With his teammates Karl Neumer, Max Götze and Hermann Martens he won the silver medal in the team pursuit. He also comp ...

, and

Hermann Martens Hermann Martens (16 April 1877 in Berlin – 1916) was a German track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Max Götze, and Rudolf Katzer in the team pursuit. He ...

in the team pursuit. He also competed in the

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race, but was eliminated in the first round. In the tandem event together with Otto Götze he was dropped out in the semifinals. At the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

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he was also able to win a silver medal in the

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event together with

Bruno Götze Bruno Götze (21 June 1882 – 28 May 1913) was a German cyclist. He won a silver medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in four events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olymp ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotze, Max 1880 births 1944 deaths German male cyclists German track cyclists Cyclists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic cyclists of Germany Place of birth missing Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Cyclists from Berlin