Herbert Richter (born 26 April 1947) is a retired

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 ...

track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000m team pursuit event, winning silver medals at the world championships in 1970 and 1971 and at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

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1947 births Living people East German male cyclists Sportspeople from Chemnitz Olympic cyclists for East Germany Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub