Volker Winkler

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]

Volker Winkler
Volker Winkler (left) and Andreas Neuer in 1977
Personal information
Born (1957-07-20) 20 July 1957
Merseburg, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowTeam pursuit
World Championships
1977 San CristóbalTeam pursuit
1978 MunichTeam pursuit
1979 AmsterdamTeam pursuit
1981 BrnoTeam pursuit
1982 LeicesterTeam pursuit

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]

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


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