Edi Ziegler

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Edi Ziegler (born February 25, 1930 in Schweinfurt ; † March 20, 2020 in Munich ) was a German racing cyclist . In 1952 he won the bronze medal in road racing at the Olympic Games in Helsinki .

Athletic career

Edi Ziegler started for the RV 89 Schweinfurt until 1956 . At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 he finished third in the street race behind the Belgians André Noyelle and Robert Grondelaers in the heat of the day, and in the team classification he reached fifth place with Oskar Zeissner and Paul Maue . After the games he was honored with the silver laurel leaf by Federal President Theodor Heuss .

Between 1951 and 1956 Ziegler became the most successful German street amateur. He won almost all well-known German classics. As a local hero, he won the Schweinfurt "Ernst Sachs Prize" and the "Moritz Fischer Memorial Race" several times. In 1953 he became German road champion after winning the race in Solingen by a clear margin over defending champion Walter Becker . Seven times he led the team of the RV 89 as captain over 100 kilometers to the German championship title in the team time trial .

Ziegler also won the Ernst Sachs Memorial Race in 1953, and in 1956 he was able to repeat this success. He won around Cologne three times . In 1957 Ziegler became a professional, but could not achieve any victories or top placements. In 1959 he ended his cycling career. In total, he achieved around 100 victories as an amateur.

Then Edi Ziegler got involved with his home club, RV 89 Schweinfurt . For many years he was an honorary member there and in the RC Amor Munich as well as a member of the Federal Honorary Guild. At the Olympic Games in Munich he acted as organizer and commissioner. In the meantime, the trained businessman ran a sports hotel in Wesel . Since the 1980s he lived with his wife in Munich. He died in 2020, three weeks after his 90th birthday.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cycling: Ziegler, third at the Olympics, died. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. March 23, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Edi Ziegler. In: trauer.merkur.de. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 , p. 312, note 294.
  4. ↑ a b Cycling idol Edi Ziegler: It was hot in Helsinki. In: mainpost.de. November 25, 2016, accessed March 23, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Cyclists' Association 1889 e. V. Schweinfurt. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
  6. ^ Winner list Mainfranken Tour and previous races
  7. ↑ Michael Bauer: Edi Ziegler's successes on two wheels. In: mainpost.de. February 25, 2015, accessed March 24, 2020 .
  8. ^ Mourning for Edi Ziegler. In: bdr-medienservice.de. March 23, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Ziegler, Edi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ziegler, Edwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Schweinfurt
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 2020
Place of death Munich