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Oscar Plattner (17 February 1922, in
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– 21 August 2002, in Zurich) was a Swiss cyclist.


National and International Wins

Every year between and including 1944 and 1946, Plattner won the Swiss National Amateur Sprint Championships. In 1946, he additionally won the World Amateur Sprint Championships. From 1947 until 1964, Plattner competed in the Swiss National Sprint Championships and won every year he participated. Another notable achievement is his title at the World Sprint Championships in 1952. Plattner won the
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in 1950 and the Grand Prix du Paris in 1953. He won the
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in 1951, with Kay Werner Nielsen; the Six Days of Hannover in 1953, with Hans Preiskeit; the
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in 1953, with
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, and in 1962, with
Peter Post Peter Post (12 November 193314 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and wo ...
and
Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post- war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city where he lived). He ...
; the Six Days of Paris in 1956, with Walter Bucher and
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; the
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in 1956, with Fritz Pfenniger; and the Six Days of Madrid and the Six Days of New York in 1961, both with
Armin von Büren Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13. He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the ...
. Plattner also won the national Madison championships in 1958 and 1959 with Walter Bucher.


Major results

;1944 :1st National Amateur Sprint Championships ;1945 :1st National Amateur Sprint Championships ;1946 :1st World Amateur Sprint Championships :1st National Amateur Sprint Championships ;1947 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1948 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1949 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1950 :1st
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:1st National Sprint Championships ;1951 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st
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(with Kay Werner Nielsen) ;1952 :1st World Sprint Championships :1st National Sprint Championships ;1953 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st
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:1st Six Days of Hannover (with Hans Preiskeit) :1st
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(with
Achiel Bruneel Achiel Bruneel (19 October 1918 – 5 June 2008) was a professional track cyclist from Herenthout, Belgium. He rode different Six-days events of which he eventually won 12, remarkably with 9 different teammates. Major results ;1940 : 2n ...
) ;1954 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1955 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1956 :1st Six Days of Paris (with Walter Bucher and
Jean Roth Jean Roth (3 March 1924 – 2019) was a Swiss cyclist. He competed in the sprint and tandem events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Biography Jean Roth was born in Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritim ...
) :1st
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(with
Fritz Pfenninger Fritz Pfenninger (15 October 1934 – 12 May 2001) was a Swiss cyclist. He was a specialist in six-day racing, winning a total of 33 events between 1956 and 1970, including 19 with Peter Post. Track honours Six-day racing * 1956 : Aarhus ...
) ;1958 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st National Madison Championships (with Walter Bucher) ;1959 :1st National Madison Championships (with Walter Bucher) ;1960 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1961 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st Six Days of Madrid (with
Armin von Büren Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13. He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the ...
) :1st Six Days of New York (with
Armin von Büren Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13. He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the ...
) ;1962 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Peter Post Peter Post (12 November 193314 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and wo ...
and
Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post- war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city where he lived). He ...
) ;1963 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1964 :1st National Sprint Championships


References

1922 births 2002 deaths Swiss male cyclists Sportspeople from Graubünden {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub