Dieter Berkmann

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Dieter Berkmann (born July 27, 1950 in Mittenwald ) is a former German cyclist .

Cycling career

Dieter Berkmann rode in the sprint and tandem disciplines on the track and was German amateur champion six times . In 1967 he was able to win the German championship in the 500-meter time trial as a youth . At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Berkmann took fourth place in the sprint. He then became a professional and as such in 1978 and 1979 runner-up in the sprint at UCI track world championships . He also started 19 times in six-day races .

After the sports career

After the end of his active career, Berkmann worked as an honorary national trainer for track cycling (short-term) from 1982 to 1984. He had already started studying medicine during his sports career . Today Berkmann works as an orthopedic surgeon in Miesbach . Since 1996 he has also been a track doctor at the Munich six-day races.

On March 21, 2009 Berkmann stood at the general assembly of the Association of German Cyclists in Leipzig as a candidate against the incumbent President Rudolf Scharping . In this election Berkmann was defeated by 399 to 174 votes.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dieter Berkmann - successes in six-day races. In: kultur-buch.de. Retrieved October 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Berkmann: More offensive in the fight against doping. In: radsport-news.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Rainer Seele: Resistance from Waakirchen: Scharpings rival. In: FAZ.net . February 27, 2009, accessed October 1, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Scharping creates re-election. In: sueddeutsche.de . May 17, 2010, accessed October 1, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Berkmann, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Mittenwald