Dieter Kemper (11 August 1937 – 11 October 2018) was a German cyclist who competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one

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in 1975, seven European titlesEuropameisterschaften
Stayer.de and 26 six-day road races. He finished three times in third place at world championships, in

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and individual pursuit disciplines. Before starting to train in cycling in 1957 he was a successful

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player with SV Westphalia in Dortmund. In 1961 he started in the

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but had to withdraw early due to a crash. He had another bad crash on 5 December 1976 during a motor-paced race in Cologne, when he was hit hard in the head and spent nine days in a coma. After retiring from cycling he moved to North Holland with his wife, who later died of

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in 2008.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kemper, Dieter 1937 births 2018 deaths German male cyclists Cyclists from Dortmund Tour de Suisse stage winners UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) German track cyclists 20th-century German sportsmen 21st-century German people