Stefan Steinweg (born 24 February 1969) is a retired professional
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...
from
Germany
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. He won the gold medal in the
team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
.
Was a member of ''Radsportclub Opel Schüler Berlin'' Steinweg mostly raced on the track, mainly in
six day races at the winter.
Palmares
*Olympic Champion 1992 in
Barcelona Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
*3 times World Champion
*10x World Cup winner
*10x German Champion
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1969 births
Living people
German male cyclists
Cyclists from Dortmund
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Olympic cyclists of Germany
Olympic medalists in cycling
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
German track cyclists
20th-century German people
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