Bernd Drogan

Bernd Drogan (born 26 October 1955) is a retired East German cyclist who was active between 1971 and 1987. In 1979 he won a gold and a bronze medal in the road race at the World Cycling Championships, with the German team and individually.[1] Next year he won a silver medal in the 100 km team time trial at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

Bernd Drogan
Personal information
Born (1955-10-26) 26 October 1955
Bohsdorf, Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowTeam time trial
Friendship Games
1984 SchleizRoad race, team
World Championships
1979 ValkenburgTeam time trial
1979 ValkenburgAmateur road race
1981 PragueTeam time trial
1982 GoodwoodAmateur road race

He won a gold medal in the 100 km team time trial at the 1981 UCI Road World Championships,[3] and next year finished as the world champion in the individual road race. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a gold medals in the road race.[4]

During his career, Drogan won several major road races, including those of Circuit de la Sarthe (1978), Around the Hainleite (1982) and Tour de Slovaquie (1983).[3] He was twice chosen the German Sportspersonality of the Year, in 1979 and 1982. He also had to cope with many setbacks: in 1975 he had blood poisoning after a fall at the national championships. In 1978, he broke a collarbone just before the start of the Peace Race. He also given up several major races due to bad falls on the road.[5]

After retiring from competitions in 1985 he worked as a cycling coach and an accountant.

References
  1. Bernd Drogan. radsportseiten.net
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernd Drogan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. Bernd Drogan Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. memoire-du-cyclisme.net
  4. Chmielewski, Zbigniew; et al. (1987) Na olimpijskim szlaku 1984. Sarajewo, Los Angeles. Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. pp. 193–195; 212–213. ISBN 83-217-2610-0
  5. Radsport, 16 January 1985


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