Klaus Ampler
![]() Klaus Ampler in 1977 | |
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Born | Marienburg, West Prussia (modern Malbork, Poland) | 15 November 1940
Died | 6 May 2016 Leipzig, Germany | (aged 75)
Klaus Ampler (15 November 1940 – 6 May 2016) was a German cyclist. His sporting career began with SC DHfK Leipzig.[1] He competed for East Germany in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the peace race in 1963.[3] Ampler died at a nursing home in Leipzig on 6 May 2016 at the age of 75. He was the father of Uwe Ampler, who became a professional cyclist and was coached by his father in the 1980s.[4]
Books[]
Klaus Ampler: Schweiß. Autobiographie. Gotha, 2005, ISBN 3-9808816-9-5. (German)
References[]
- ^ Radsport Almanach 5. Berlin: Junge Welt. 1964. p. 2.
- ^ "Klaus Ampler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Ampler, Klaus (2005). Schweiß. Autobiographie. Gotha. p. 256. ISBN 3-9808816-9-5.
- ^ "Früherer DDR-Radrennfahrer Klaus Ampler gestorben". Die Welt (in German). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Malbork
- People from West Prussia
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany members
- East German male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of East Germany
- Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- East German sportspeople in doping cases
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold
- Recipients of the Banner of Labor
- Recipients of the Medal of Merit of the GDR
- German cycling biography stubs