![]() | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany | 24 February 1969
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Track |
Medal record |
Stefan Steinweg (born 24 February 1969) is a retired professional racing cyclist from Germany. He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]
Was a member of Radsportclub Opel Schüler Berlin Steinweg mostly raced on the track, mainly in six day races at the winter.
The men's track time trial in Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the 17 cyclists from 13 nations attempted to set the fastest time for four laps of the track. Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Chris Hoy of Great Britain, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's track time trial. Arnaud Tournant of France earned silver after a disappointing fifth-place finish four years earlier. Stefan Nimke put Germany on the podium for the second consecutive Games with his bronze.
Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany. Luding is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and the first female to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games. She is the only athlete to win Winter and Summer Olympic medals in the same year (1988), a feat that is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years. In speed skating, she is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, while she is an Olympic silver medallist in cycling.
Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.
Jan Behrendt is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Stefan Krauße he won two Olympic gold medals, one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
Stefan Krauße is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Jan Behrendt he won two Olympic gold medals, one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
Stefan Khristov Botev is an Olympic weightlifter who represented Bulgaria and later competed for Australia. He was coached by Ivan Abadzhiev. Botev is a two-time world and European champion, winner of the World Cup in 1988 and was voted as Bulgaria's Sportsperson of the Year in 1990. Stefan is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist - once for Bulgaria in 1992 and once for Australia in 1996. Botev is a three-time gold medalist from the Goodwill Games in Seattle in 1990.
James A. Pedro is an American retired World Champion and Olympic judoka, as well as a current judo coach. Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison, the first and currently only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.
Jens Lehmann is a German politician of the CDU and a former professional cyclist and double Olympic champion.
Jens Fiedler is a German triple Olympic champion and multiple world champion track cyclist. He retired from competitive cycling in early 2005.
Stefan Nimke is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.
Stefan Pfannmöller is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1997 to 2007. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Athens in 2004.
The Men's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 13 August at the Urban Road Cycling Course. It was won by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.
Maximilian Levy is a German former track cyclist.
Sally Ann Hodge-McKenzie is a Welsh former track cyclist from Cardiff, Wales.
Mike Kluge is a German cyclist. Kluge is a multiple German champion and amateur world champion in cyclo-cross in 1985 and 1987 and professional world champion in 1992.
The men's track time trial in Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the sixteen cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for four laps of the track. The race was held on Saturday, September 16 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. For the first time since 1896, a nation had more than one cyclist: Germany had two. The event was won by Jason Queally of Great Britain, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial. Stefan Nimke's silver was the first medal for Germany since 1936. Shane Kelly, the 1992 silver medalist from Australia, became the fifth and last man to win multiple medals in the event with his bronze.
Andreas Walzer is a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics along with Jens Lehmann, Stefan Steinweg, Guido Fulst and Michael Glöckner.
Michael Glöckner is a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics along with Jens Lehmann, Stefan Steinweg, Guido Fulst and Andreas Walzer.
Stefan Bötticher is a German track cyclist who competes in the sprint events. At the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships he won gold medals in the individual sprint race and the team sprint.
Erik Weispfennig is a German former track cyclist. He won the madison at the 2000 UCI Track Cycling World Championships with Stefan Steinweg.