| Wiegand in 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 April 1954 Plauen, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthias Wiegand (born 22 April 1954) is a retired East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this discipline he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as two gold medals at the world championships in 1977 and 1978; [1] his team finished in fourth place at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [2]