Hans Michalsky (9 May 1949 – 16 October 2022) was a German

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. He competed in the 1000m time trial event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Career

Hans Michalsky was one of the most successful

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cyclists in Germany in the 1970s; he started on the track and

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. He became German champion in the 1000 meter

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five times. In 1975 he came third in the German road racing championship and second in 1977. In 1976 he won the

Tour de Berlin The Tour de Berlin was a road bicycle race held annually between 1953 and 2016 in Germany. From 2007 to its demise, the race was organised as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing com ...

. In 1976, Michalsky competed in the 1000-meter time trial at the Olympic Games in Montreal and finished sixth. He started for PSV Cologne. During his career as a cyclist, Hans Michalsky became a professional soldier and also a three-time military cycling world champion. In 1982 he opened a bicycle shop in

Erkrath Erkrath () is a town in the Mettmann (district), district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Erkrath is situated on the river Düssel, directly east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal, close to the famous Neandertal. It ...

. He was the older brother of Rudi Michalsky, who was also a cyclist.

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* 1949 births 2022 deaths German male cyclists Olympic cyclists for West Germany West German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Neuss Cyclists from Düsseldorf (region) {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub