Lutz Heßlich

East German cyclist

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Lutz Heßlich

Lutz Heßlich, 1988

Personal information

Born

(1959-01-17) 17 January 1959 (age 65)
Ortrand, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany

Medal record

Men's cycling

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	Sprint
	1988 Seoul	Sprint
World Championships (Amateur)
	1979 Amsterdam	Sprint
	1983 Zurich	Sprint
	1985 Bassano del Grappa	Sprint
	1987 Vienna	Sprint
	1981 Brno	Sprint
	1982 Leicester	Sprint
	1986 Colorado Springs	Sprint
	1977 San Cristóbal	Sprint

Lutz Heßlich (born 17 January 1959) is a former racing cyclist from East Germany.^[1]

He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event where he finished in first place. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet led boycott but returned to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea where he won a second gold medal in the individual sprint.^[2] In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship in gold (second class) for his sporting success.^[3] Between 1979 and 1987 he was four times world champion in individual sprint.

Private life

Lutz Heßlich lives with his family in Cottbus where since 1989 he has run a bicycle shop.^[4]

His great grandfather, Walter Heßlich, was also a racing cyclist and his son Nico has embarked on a career as a competition racing cyclist in 2008.

References

^ Klaus Gallinat; Olaf W. Reimann. "Heßlich, Lutz * 17.1.1959 Leistungssportler (Radrennsport)" (in German). Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ "Lutz Heßlich Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ "Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high state awards]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 42, no. 243. 15 October 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^ "Fahrradcenter Heßlich, Cottbus". Fahrradcenter Heßlich GmbH (Vertretung Lutz Heßlich). Retrieved 13 May 2015.