Hans-Jürgen Geschke (also known as Tutti, born 7 July 1943) is a German former

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

who competed for

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 ...

in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics. After having won the silver medal in the 2000 m tandem, alongside Werner Otto, he claimed the bronze medal in the 1000 m sprint in 1976. At the world championships Geschke and Otto won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the tandem in 1969–1973, and Geschke added a sprint gold in 1977. Geschke is the father of road racing cyclist

Simon Geschke Simon Geschke (born 13 March 1986) is a German former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024. Career In the 2015 Tour de France, Geschke won a mountain stage as he was part of the breakaway and soloed across the line in P ...

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* 1943 births Living people Cyclists from East Berlin East German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub