Daniel Becke (born 12 March 1978, in

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in ...

), is a former

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and track cyclist from

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, who was born in the former

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. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the

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. He was decorated on Febr. 2. 2001 by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany (in German: ''Präsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland'') for winning the gold medal during the Olympic Games 2000.Statement of the Chief Office of the president of the Federal Republic (''in German:Bundespräsidialamt)'' ... Bundespräsident

Johannes Rau Johannes Rau (; 16 January 193127 January 2006) was a German politician (SPD). He was the president of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 June 2004 and the minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia from 20 September 1978 to 9 June 1998. In th ...

has decorated the German medal winners of the Olympic Games 2000 on Febr. 2. 2001 with the Silver Laurel Leaf... He retired in 2008.

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* * 1978 births Living people German male cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Germany Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Erfurt UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics German track cyclists People from Bezirk Erfurt Cyclists from Thuringia {{Germany-cycling-bio-1970s-stub