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Carsten Wolf (born 26 August 1964) is an
East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
, who competed for the
SC Dynamo Berlin The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was the largest sports club of SV Dynamo, the sports association of the security agencies. The club was reformed after German reunification and succe ...
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Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations (East Germany), sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Stasi, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East ...
. He won the silver medal at the Olympic games in Seoul 1988.


Career

Wolf started cycling at an early age becoming the
Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
World Junior Track Cycling Championships in 1982 at age 18. He also earned a silver medal in the
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
during the same championships. In 1983 he won his first victory on the road, the prologue of the Olympia's Tour. In the
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
Wolf rode in the 4000m team pursuit. East Germany qualified as fourth fastest and after beating Australia in the playoffs they faced the Soviet Union in the final. They lost by less than one second to the Soviet Union. Wolf spent two years at top level from 1991 to 1992. He ended up leaving the team as Wolf wanted to focus more on the Six Day Series.


Major results

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Track

;1981 : 2nd
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World Junior Track Cycling Championships ;1982 : World Junior Track Cycling Championships ::1st
Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
::2nd
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
;1983 : 2nd
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, World Amateur Track Cycling Championships ;1987 : 2nd Team pursuit, World Amateur Track Cycling Championships ;1988 : 2nd 4000m team pursuit
Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The 1896 Summer Olympics, inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, ...
;1989 : 1st Team pursuit, World Amateur Track Cycling Championships


Six-Days Series

;1994 : 1st Six Days of Zürich (with Urs Freuler) : 1st Six Days of Köln : 2nd Six Days of Munich (with Urs Freuler) ;1996 : 1st Six Days of Bremen : 1st Six Days of Stuttgart


Road

;1983 : 3rd Overall Olympia's Tour ::1st Prologue ;1987 : 1st Stage 11 Olympia's Tour ;1988 :
Niedersachsen Rundfahrt The Internationale Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt is a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2, 8, 10 & 14 : 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour ;1989 : 1st Overall
Niedersachsen Rundfahrt The Internationale Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt is a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 5, 8, 9 & 11 ;1990 :
Niedersachsen Rundfahrt The Internationale Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt is a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2, 4, 7, 11 & 12 ;1991 : 1st Stage 7 Tour of Sweden ;1996 : 2nd Rund um Berlin


References

1964 births Living people East German male cyclists Olympic cyclists for East Germany Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Sportspeople from Potsdam Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Brandenburg Sportspeople from Bezirk Potsdam {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub