Robert Lechner (born 22 January 1967) is a retired
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...
who competed for
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
, winning a bronze medal in the 1000 metres time trial.
References
External links
Profileat DatabaseOlympics.com
1967 births
Living people
West German male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of West Germany
People from Rosenheim (district)
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
Olympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists from Bavaria
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
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