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Rainer Podlesch

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Rainer Podlesch
Podlesch in 2017
Personal information
Born (1944-11-04) 4 November 1944 (age 79)
Dobbertin, Nazi Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
DisciplineCycling, motor-paced racing
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team pursuit
Motor-paced World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Varese Amateur
Silver medal – second place 1973 San Sebastian Amateur
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Monteroni di Lecce Amateur
Bronze medal – third place 1977 San Cristòbal Amateur
Gold medal – first place 1978 Munich Amateur
Silver medal – second place 1981 Brno Amateur
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Leicester Amateur
Gold medal – first place 1983 Zurich Amateur

Rainer Podlesch (born 4 November 1944) is a retired German cyclist who was active between 1966 and 1983. He won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this event he competed for the West Germany team in the preliminaries, but was replaced in the final due to injury. At the next Olympics he took part in the 100 km team time trial and finished in 20th place.[1]

He also won eight medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1971–1983, including two gold medals in 1978 and 1983.[2]

His son Carsten Podlesch was also a prominent rider in motor-paced racing and won two world titles and his brother Karsten Podlesch competed in motor-paced racing as a pacer.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rainer Podlesch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Horst Gnas. radsportseiten.net


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