Stefan Steinweg (born 24 February 1969) is a retired professional racing cyclist from Germany. He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Stefan Steinweg
Personal information
Born (1969-02-24) 24 February 1969 (age 55)
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineTrack
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Stuttgart Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manchester Madison
Silver medal – second place 1990 Maebashi Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manchester Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bordeaux Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antwerp Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Ballerup Scratch

Was a member of Radsportclub Opel Schüler Berlin Steinweg mostly raced on the track, mainly in six day races at the winter.

Palmares

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  • Olympic Champion 1992 in Barcelona Olympics
  • 3 times World Champion
  • 10x World Cup winner
  • 10x German Champion

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefan Steinweg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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