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Full name | Karl Link | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Herrenberg, Nazi Germany | 27 July 1942|||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||
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