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Born 17 January 1959 (age 58)
Ortrand, Brandenburg, Germany ( 1959-01-17 ) Olympic medals Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Sprint Similar Sergei Kopylov, Gary Neiwand, Yavé Cahard | ||
Lutz Heßlich (born 17 January 1959) is a former racing cyclist from East Germany.
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He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event where he finished in first place. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet led boycott but returned to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea where he won a second gold medal in the individual sprint.
Lutz he lich moscow 84 sprint 200m 9 98s
After Olympic success
Lutz Heßlich lives with his family in Cottbus where since 1989 he has run a bicycle shop.
His great grandfather, Walter Heßlich, was also a racing cyclist and his son Nico has embarked on a career as a competition racing cyclist in 2008.
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