Erich Hagen
Appearance
![]() Erich Hagen in 1960 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Leipzig, Germany | 11 December 1936|||||||||||
Died | 26 May 1978 Leipzig, East Germany | (aged 41)|||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||
Club | SC DHfK, Leipzig | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Erich Hagen (11 December 1936 – 26 May 1978) was a German cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. His sporting career began with SC Wissenschaft Leipzig.[1] In 1956, he finished in 22nd place in the individual road race. His team won a bronze medal in the road race, but he did not score. In 1960, he won a silver medal in the 100 km team time trial and finished 21st in the road race.[2][3]
In 1960, he won the multistage Peace Race. Nationally, he won three titles between 1956 and 1958.[4] He won the DDR Rundfahrt in 1958.
After retiring from cycling he worked as a taxi driver and died in a road crash.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Radsport Almanach 5. Berlin: Junge Welt. 1964. p. 31.
- ^ "Erich Hagen". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Erich Hagen at Cycling Archives
- ^ Volker Kluge: Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-348-9.
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- 1936 births
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- Road incident deaths in Germany
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