Mario Kummer

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Mario Kummer
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Kummer at the 1993 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameMario Kummer
Born (1962-05-06) 6 May 1962 (age 61)
Suhl, Thuringia, East Germany
Team information
Discipline Road and track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1990–1991 Chateau d'Ax–Salotti
1992 PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1993–1997 Team Telekom
Managerial team
2007 Astana
Medal record
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team time trial

Mario Kummer (born 6 May 1962) is a retired track and road racing cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Uwe Ampler, Jan Schur and Maik Landsmann. [1] He was a professional road cyclist from 1990 to 1998, and afterwards became a cycling manager, managing Astana for the 2007 racing year.

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Major results

1983
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stages 1 & 6
1st Stage 8 Okolo Slovenska
10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1984
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Normandie
1988
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Uwe Ampler, Jan Schur and Maik Landsmann)
1989
10th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
1990
3rd Firenze–Pistoia
10th Overall GP du Midi-Libre
1991
1st Stage 3 Giro di Puglia
8th Firenze–Pistoia
1994
8th Japan Cup Cycle Road Race
1997
5th HEW Cyclassics

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Kummer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2016.