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Rupert Kratzer (born February 16, 1945 in Munich ; † September 23, 2013 in Garching near Munich ) was a German track cyclist and national cycling champion .

Five times - between 1967 and 1973 - Rupert Kratzer was German champion in the single pursuit of amateurs ; twice he was also runner-up. In 1968 he started at the Olympic Games in Mexico City , but was eliminated in the quarterfinals against the eventual Olympic champion Daniel Rebillard . In 1973 he won the bronze medal in this discipline at the UCI Track World Championships in 1973 in San Sebastián .

From 1967 to 1973 Kratzer was a member of the German national rail team and competed in several UCI rail world championships . In 1975 he ended his career after he had finished third in the German championship in the team pursuit that year with RG Munich / Augsburg .

On September 23, 2013, Kratzer died of a heart attack during kart training on a kart track in Garching.

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  1. ↑ Cardiac death on the kart track - at 68 on tz-online.de
personal data
SURNAME Scratch, Rupert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 23rd September 2013
Place of death Garching near Munich