Kurt Rechsteiner
Kurt Rechsteiner (born January 8, 1931 in Speicher ( Ausserrhoden )) is a former cyclist from Switzerland and national champion in cycling .
Athletic career
Rechsteiner began cycling in 1948. In 1951 he had his first major success with third place in the national championship in the track sprint . He remained a specialist in short-distance racing throughout his career. In 1952 he won the sprint championship in Lausanne . He was able to win the title again in the championship races from 1959 to 1960. He won second places in the title fights from 1954 to 1956, he was third in 1952, 1953 and 1957. Between 1952 and 1960 he competed regularly at the UCI World Railroad Championships . At the Olympic Summer Games in Rome in 1960 he also took part in the sprint, where he was eliminated in the hope run against the Australian Ron Baensch . At the end of 1961 he ended his career.
Professional
Rechsteiner completed an apprenticeship as a banker.
Web links
- Kurt Rechsteiner in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Kurt Rechsteiner in the Sportsreference.com database
Individual evidence
1903 Friedrich Winsky | 1904 René Berger | 1905 Jules Meier | 1906 Marius Budry | 1907 Jean-Louis Richardet | 1908 Jakob Blum | 1909 Oskar Meister | 1910 Paul Suter | 1911 Johann Studer | 1912–1916 Ernst Kaufmann | 1917 Leon Bohn | 1918 Gottlieb Heimgartner | 1919 Hermann Gehrig | 1920 Jakob Kohler | 1921, 1923 Ernst Leutert | 1922 Edmund Klauke | 1924, 1925 Louis Mermillod | 1926 Charles Abegglen | 1927, 1928 Walter Knabenhans | 1929, 1930 Sepp Dinkelkamp | 1931 Werner Walter | 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936 Werner Wägelin | 1934 Willy Kaufmann | 1937, 1939 Edy Baumann | 1938, 1940, 1941 Hermann Ganz | 1942, 1943 Hans Hagenbuch | 1944–1946 Oscar Plattner | 1947, 1948 Eugen Kamber | 1949 Walter Iseli | 1950, 1951 Fredy Arber | 1952, 1959–1961 Kurt Rechsteiner | 1953, 1954 Peter Tiefenthaler | 1955, 1956 Albert Meier | 1957 Elmar Gassner | 1958 Arthur Frischknecht | 1962–1964 Jürg Boller | 1965 Karl Heberle | 1966, 1967 René Baumann | 1968 Bernhard Rüttimann | 1969, 1970, 1972 Ruedi Frank | 1971 Christian Brunner | 1973 Hansjörg Minder | 1974 Henry-Daniel Reymond | 1975, 1976 Walter Bani
(From 1977 the sprint championships for professionals and amateurs were held together. For more results see: Swiss champions in sprint )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rechsteiner, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cyclist and national champion in cycling |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Speicher ( Ausserrhoden ) |