Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired

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and

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from

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, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He won the German National Road Race in 1985 and narrowly missed the podium in the 1987 UCI World Championship finishing in 4th place. He represented

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at the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's

Steve Hegg Steve Edward Hegg (born December 3, 1963) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from the United States, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 2000. He represented the US at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, wh ...

. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit. Other victories included the 1988 editions of Paris–Brussels and the Nissan Classic.

Major results

;1983 :Nacht von Hannover ;1983 : World Amateur Track Team Pursuit Championship ;1985 : National Road Race Championship : Vuelta a Andalucía : Firenze–Pistoia ;1986 :Aachen :Fellbach :Stuttgart :Giro di Campania ;1987 :Hamburg :Hengelo :Munster :Reutlingen : Vuelta a Andalucía :Tour du Haut-Var : Züri-Metzgete :

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: ::Winner stage 15 ;1988 :Goppingen : Tour of Ireland :Walsrode : Vuelta a Asturias : La Flèche Wallonne :

: ::Winner stage 8 : Paris–Brussels : Milano–Torino : Giro del Piemonte ;1989 : Milano–Torino ;1990 : Trofeo Baracchi (with Tom Cordes) ;1992 :Hegiberg-Rundfahrt :Tour Méditerranéen

References

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Official Tour de France results for Rolf Gölz
1962 births Living people People from Biberach (district) Sportspeople from Tübingen (region) German track cyclists German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany German Tour de France stage winners Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg German cycling road race champions Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub