Klaus Kobusch
Kobusch at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 March 1941 Bielefeld, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 2025 (aged 83) Leopoldshöhe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Klaus Kobusch (15 March 1941 – 12 March 2025) was a German track cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics in the 2000 m tandem and finished fifth in the 2000 m sprint at the 1968 Games.[1][2][3][4] In the 1964 tandem semifinals, he and Willi Fuggerer apparently won 2–1 against the Italian team, but were disqualified in the third race for moving out of their lane in the final sprint.[5] Kobusch died in Leopoldshöhe, North Rhine-Westphalia on 12 March 2025, at the age of 83.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Klaus Kobusch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ Nauright, J.; Parrish, C. (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Sports around the world : history, culture, and practice / John Nauright, Charles Parrish, editors. ABC-CLIO. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Klaus Kobusch". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Klaus Kobusch". CyclingArchives.com.
- ^ Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres. sports-reference.com
- ^ Klaus Kobusch (in German)
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