Rudolf Katzer
Rudolf Katzer or Richard Katzer (* 1888 ; † unknown) was a German racing cyclist . In 1908 he won an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit .
Katzer began cycling in Wroclaw, and in 1906 he competed on the track for the first time. In 1907 he moved to Berlin and joined the Cycling Club Berlin . He was successful in both the sprint and standing races. In the year of his participation in the Olympic Games, he belonged to the Berlin club RV Sport 1888.
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he competed in four individual disciplines, but only reached the goal in the 1000-meter sprint and missed promotion to the second round in all disciplines. Only in the team pursuit, which was carried out in 1908 over 1980 yards, about 1810 meters, did he win in the first round together with Max Götze , Hermann Martens and Karl Neumer over the French foursome. After beating the Dutch in the semi-final, the German four-man lost to the British in the final.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 .
- Karl Lennartz : Olympic Games 1908 in London. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1998 ISBN 3-89609-112-3
Web links
- Richard Katzer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Volker Kluge's name is Rudolf, in the Sports-Reference database his name is Richard. In Karl Lennartz's book about the Olympic Games of 1908 he is called Richard on page 67 and Rudolf on page 296.
- ^ Karl Lennartz : Olympic Games 1908 in London. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1998 ISBN 3-89609-112-3 , page 67
- ^ RC Charlottenburg (ed.): RC Charlottenburg. 125 years of cycling in Charlottenburg . Berlin 2008, p. 40 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katzer, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Katzer, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1888 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |