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Lutz Heßlich

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Lutz Heßlich (born 17 January 1959) is a former racing cyclist from East Germany. He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event where he finished in first place. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet led boycott but returned to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea where he won a second gold medal in the individual sprint. In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship in gold (second class) for his sporting success. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Lutz Heßlich is the 417th most popular cyclist (up from 477th in 2024), the 5,727th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,901st in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Lutz Heßlich ranks 417 out of 1,613. Before him are Levi Leipheimer, Sergei Ivanov, Oscar Camenzind, Tony Martin, Eros Poli, and Jean-René Bernaudeau. After him are Danilo Di Luca, Charly Mottet, Egan Bernal, Gert-Jan Theunisse, Rolf Gölz, and Franco Chioccioli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lutz Heßlich ranks 536. Before him are Mackenzie Phillips, Tamara E. Jernigan, Sergey Baburin, Jean Ravelonarivo, Zhan Videnov, and Lydia Lunch. After him are Giorgio Vanzetta, Demet Akbağ, Boman Irani, Franco Chioccioli, Fernando Álvez, and Chingiz Abdullayev.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lutz Heßlich ranks 5,730 out of 7,253. Before him are Tony Martin (1985), Uwe Krupp (1965), Markus Gisdol (1969), Michael Müller (1964), Harald Nickel (1953), and Carsten Bunk (1960). After him are René Pape (1964), Felix Zwayer (1981), Magdalena Neuner (1987), Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse (1966), Ulrike Tauber (1958), and Sabine Lisicki (1989).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Lutz Heßlich ranks 25. Before him are Uwe Ampler (1964), Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (1951), Günter Haritz (1948), Andreas Klöden (1975), Jens Voigt (1971), and Tony Martin (1985). After him are Rolf Gölz (1962), Theodor Leupold (null), André Greipel (1982), Michael Rich (1969), Marcel Kittel (1988), and Judith Arndt (1976).

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