Uwe Ampler

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Uwe Ampler
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Personal information
Full nameUwe Ampler
Born (1964-10-11) 11 October 1964 (age 59)
Zerbst, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1983–1989 SC DHfK Leipzig
Professional teams
1990 PDM–Concorde–Ultima
1991 Histor–Sigma
1992–1993 Team Telekom
1997–1998 Mróz
1999 Agro–Adler Brandenburg
Medal record
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team time trial
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Colorado Springs Amateur's Road Race

Uwe Ampler (born 11 October 1964) is a retired track and road cyclist who competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1] There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann.

Contents

Ampler won the Peace Race in 1987, [2] 1988, 1989 and 1998.

In August 1999 he tested positive for steroids during the Sachsen Tour and admitted his error. [3] His father, Klaus Ampler, was also a famous cyclist.

Major results

1983
1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
1985
3rd Overall Peace Race
1st Stage 4
1986
1st Prologue Peace Race
3rd Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1st Stage 1
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall DDR Rundfahrt
1987
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Peace Race
1st Stages 8, 9 (ITT) & 10
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall DDR Rundfahrt
2nd Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1st Prologue
10th Overall Tour of Sweden
1988
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Mario Kummer, Jan Schur and Maik Landsmann)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Peace Race
1st Prologue & Stage 6 (ITT)
5th Overall GP Tell
1st Stage 7b
1989
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Peace Race
1st Stages 9 & 11
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall DDR Rundfahrt
5th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
1st Stage 4a
1990
1st Stage 10 Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 4 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
9th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Young rider classification
1991
1st Stage 6 Paris-Nice
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
1992
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
1993
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1998
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Peace Race
1999
10th Overall Tour de Langkawi

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Ampler Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. Velo Plus. Dendermonde: Velo. 1988. p. 251.
  3. Cycling News