Gerald Mortag (8 November 1958 – 30 January 2023)
was an East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m

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 ...

. In this discipline he won a silver medal at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

, as well as three gold medals at the world championships in 1977–1979. He missed the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the

Friendship Games The 1984 Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other Eastern Bloc states which boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in ...

instead, winning a gold medal.

References

1958 births 2023 deaths East German male cyclists Olympic cyclists for East Germany Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Sportspeople from Gera Cyclists from Thuringia Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub