Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He won the German National Road Race in 1985^[1] and narrowly missed the podium in the 1987 UCI World Championship finishing in 4th place.

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Rolf Gölz

Personal information
Full name	Rolf Gölz
Born	(1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 61) Bad Schussenried, West Germany
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1985–1986	Del Tongo–Colnago
1987–1990	Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago
1991–1992	Ariostea
1993	Marin
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 2 individual stages (1987, 1988) One-day races National Road Race Championship (1985) La Flèche Wallonne (1988) Züri-Metzgete (1987) Milano–Torino (1989) Trofeo Baracchi (1990) Paris–Brussels (1988)
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Individual pursuit 1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit

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He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit.^[2] Other victories included the 1988 editions of Paris–Brussels and the Nissan Classic.