Günther Engelhart Ziegler (18 January 1933 – 19 December 2013) was a German cyclist. He competed in the tandem sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and finished last after a crash during a repechage round.[1][2]
 Ziegler at the 1958 Tour of the Netherlands | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 January 1933 Dittelbrunn, Germany | |||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 2013 (aged 80) Schweinfurt, Germany | |||||||||||
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Ziegler was a German amateur champion in 1952–1956 in the team time trial. After the 1956 Olympics he turned professional, and in 1961 won the national sprint title, placing second in 1957, 1959–60, 1962, and 1964. He also won the six-day race of Essen in 1960.[2][3]
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Günther Ziegler.
- ^ File:USSR-Germany tandem crash 1956 Olympics.jpg
- ^ a b "Günther Ziegler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Günther Ziegler. radsportseiten.net
External links
edit- Günther Ziegler at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Günther Ziegler at ProCyclingStats
- Günther Ziegler at Olympedia
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