Max Götze (13 October 1880 – 29 October 1944) was a German track cycling racer who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

Career

He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Rudolf Katzer, and Hermann Martens in the team pursuit. He also competed in the

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race, but was eliminated in the first round. In the tandem event together with Otto Götze, he was dropped out in the semifinals. At the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games (), held from 22 April 1906 to 2 May 1906, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Kingdom of Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were re ...

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, he was also able to win a silver medal in the

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event together with his brother

Bruno Götze Bruno Götze (21 June 1882 – 28 May 1913) was a German cyclist. He won a silver medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in four events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olym ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotze, Max 1880 births 1944 deaths German male cyclists German track cyclists Cyclists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic cyclists for Germany Place of birth missing Place of death missing Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Cyclists from Berlin 20th-century German sportsmen