Jürgen Schütze (3 March 1951 – 6 September 2000) was an
East German
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
racing cyclist
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, who won the bronze medal at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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He competed for the
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was the largest sports club of SV Dynamo, the sports association of the security agencies. The club was reformed after German reunification and succe ...
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Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo
The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations (East Germany), sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Stasi, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East ...
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Chronik: Berlin im Jahr 1951, Fakten Tag für Tag
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1951 births
2000 deaths
People from Arnsdorf
East German track cyclists
East German male cyclists
Olympic medalists in cycling
Olympic cyclists for East Germany
Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Cyclists from Bezirk Dresden
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