Lothar Lingner

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Lothar Lingner Road cycling
To person
Date of birth April 25, 1942
nation Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic
End of career 1972
Societies)
1959-1960
1960-1967
1967-1972 		BSG locomotive Magdeburg
ASG forward Leipzig
BSG locomotive Magdeburg
Most important successes
  • Harz Tour 1964
  • GDR champions - team time trial 1965, 1967

Lothar Lingner (* 25. April 1942 in Schoenebeck (Elbe) ) is a former German cyclist and multiple DDR -Master in cycling .

Life and career

The trained lathe operator with the nickname "Ling" began cycling in 1959 at BSG Lokomotive Magdeburg . His coach there was Erwin Krieg. In his youth he was able to achieve some successes, especially cross-country races . In October 1960 he became a member of ASG Vorwärts Leipzig , one of the high-performance centers in GDR cycling.

There he celebrated two of his greatest successes by winning two national titles in the 100-kilometer team time trial in 1965 (with Günter Hoffmann , Lothar Höhne and Klaus Kellermann ) and 1967 (with Dieter Gonschorek , Günter Hoffmann and Ulrich Richter ). A second place in 1964 and a third place in 1966 completed his collection of medals in this discipline.

In the individual road race, Lingner succeeded in the 1964 International Harz Tour . His best placement in the GDR Tour was third in 1966 . Internationally, he competed in races in Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Romania and the former Soviet Union.

In 1967 he was among the candidates for the International Peace Tour , but could not qualify for the team. At the end of 1967 he left the ASK sports club and rejoined the BSG locomotive. In 1972 he ended his active career.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Wolfgang Taubmann, Johannes Zimoch, Wilfried Schulz (eds.): Stand up - again and again . Spotless-Verlag (cooperation), Berlin 2007, ISBN 3-937943-03-X , p. 77 .
  2. ^ A b German Cycling Association of the GDR (Ed.): The cyclist . No. 25/1964 . Berlin 1964, p. 3 .
  3. ↑ Lothar Lingner - Guest of Honor of the Harz Tour. In: radsportonline.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Lingner, Lothar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist and GDR champion in cycling
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Schönebeck (Elbe)