Günther Schumacher (born 27 June 1949) is a retired
track cyclist and
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
born in
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984. He twice represented
West Germany
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
at the
Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), and won the gold medal on both occasions in the Men's
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 ...
.
Teams
* 1977: Citizen (West Germany)
* 1978: Citizen (West Germany)
* 1979: Citizen (West Germany)
* 1980: Citizen (West Germany)
* 1981: Kotter (West Germany)
* 1982: Unknown
* 1983: Unknown
* 1984: Unknown
References
External links
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Günther Schumacher at databaseOlympics.com
1949 births
Living people
German male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for West Germany
West German male cyclists
Olympic gold medalists for West Germany
Sportspeople from Rostock
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
German track cyclists
Cyclists from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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