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Born | Berlin, Germany | 29 December 1947|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Berliner TSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Huschke (born 29 December 1947) is a retired East German cyclist. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the 4000m individual and team pursuit events. He won a silver team medal in 1972 and an individual bronze medal in 1976, where his team also finished in fourth place overall. [1]
Between 1970 and 1975 he won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the same two events at world championships. [2]
As a road racer, he finished third in the Tour of Belgium in 1972, and won one stage of the Peace Race in 1973. [2]
After retiring from competitions he received a degree in economics, and later briefly worked as a marketing expert of the East German Gymnastics and Sports Association. [3] In 1988 he was manager of figure skater Katarina Witt. [4] From 2004 to 2006 he was chairman of the Frankfurter Cycling Club. [5]
His grandfather Adolf and father Gerhard were both competitive cyclists. [1]