Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (born 30 March 1951) is a retired

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the men's 1,000m time trial, defeating Belgium's Michel Vaarten. A year earlier he won the world title in the same event in Rocourt.

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* 1951 births Living people People from Saalekreis East German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for East Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Saxony-Anhalt Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics East German track cyclists Sportspeople from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub