Lutz Heßlich

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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.

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.

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