Rolf Gölz
German cyclist (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He won the German National Road Race in 1985[1] and narrowly missed the podium in the 1987 UCI World Championship finishing in 4th place.
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Full name | Rolf Gölz | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 61) Bad Schussenried, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
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1985–1986 | Del Tongo–Colnago | |||||||||||||||||
1987–1990 | Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Ariostea | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | Marin | |||||||||||||||||
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He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit.[2] Other victories included the 1988 editions of Paris–Brussels and the Nissan Classic.