Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Uwe Ampler | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Zerbst, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany | 11 October 1964||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amateur team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1989 | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||
Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Histor–Sigma | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Team Telekom | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Mróz | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Agro–Adler Brandenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Uwe Ampler (born 11 October 1964) is a retired track and road cyclist who competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1] There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann.
Ampler won the Peace Race in 1987, [2] 1988, 1989 and 1998.
In August 1999 he tested positive for steroids during the Sachsen Tour and admitted his error. [3] His father, Klaus Ampler, was also a famous cyclist.