Wolfgang Schmelzer

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GDR champions 1961 in the team pursuit: Wolfgang Schmelzer (in fourth position) in front of that (from left to right): Manfred Klieme, Siegfried Köhler and Bernd Barleben

Wolfgang Schmelzer (born June 13, 1940 in Berlin ) is a former cyclist from the GDR .

Athletic career

Wolfgang Schmelzer, who initially rode for SC Einheit Berlin , from 1963 for TSC Berlin and from 1970 for Post Berlin , was one of the most successful track cyclists in the GDR in the 1960s and early 1970s. He won 15 GDR championship titles in various disciplines, in the team pursuit , the two-man team driving and in the standing race . In 1968 he started in the team pursuit at the Olympic Games in Mexico City , together with Heinz Richter , Rudolf Franz and Manfred Ulbricht , but without taking a leading position.

Schmelzer, called "Pingo" by friends, won the title of "International Master of the ČSSR" behind his pacemaker Heinz Stöber on September 13, 1970 in Brno - as in the previous year . He won the international standing championship in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin from 1970 to 1973.

Professional

After his sporting career, he worked as a BZA photographer and later as a freelance sports photographer.

Awards

On December 16, 1961 he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Master of Sport .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Berlin victories in Zossen . In: Berliner Zeitung , September 19, 1960, p. 4.
  2. ↑ Storm and Snow Tour . In: Neue Zeit , April 7, 1970, p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Pingo" collects the championship titles . In: Berliner Zeitung, February 26, 1970, p. 7.
  4. ↑ Schmelzer is a ČSSR master . In: Berliner Zeitung, September 14, 1970, p. 6.
  5. ↑ Winter train . In: Neue Zeit, January 14, 1985, p. 6.
  6. ↑ Meritorious athletes were honored . In: Berliner Zeitung, December 17, 1961, p. 4.
personal data
SURNAME Schmelzer, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin