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Gerald Mortag

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Gerald Mortag
Personal information
Born (1958-11-08) 8 November 1958 (age 65)
Gera, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team pursuit
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Schleiz Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 San Cristóbal Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1978 Munich Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1979 Amsterdam Team pursuit

Gerald Mortag (born 8 November 1958) 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,[1] as well as three gold medals at the world championships in 1977–1979.[2] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a gold medal.

References

  1. ^ Gerald Mortag Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Gerald Mortag. cyclingarchives.com