Volker_Winkler

Volker Winkler

Volker Winkler

East German cyclist

Volker Winkler (born 20 July 1957) is a retired East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this discipline he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as four gold medals at the world championships in 1977–1981.[1][2]

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After retiring from competitions in 1985 he worked as a cycling coach, first at SC Cottbus, the club he was competing for,[3] then at RSC Cottbus,[4] and later at Berlin Cycling Union.[5]

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    Volker Winkler. cyclingarchives.com
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    Volker Winkler. sports-reference.com
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    Volker Kluge: Das große Lexikon der DRR-Sportler. Berlin 2000, p. 426.
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    Der Radsport ist wie eine Sucht. Lausitzer Rundschau (6 August 2005)
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    Berliner Radsport Verband e.V. Archived 9 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine BDR-Radsport.de


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