Volker Winkler | |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1957 |
Birth Place: | Merseburg, East Germany |
Height: | 1.84m (06.04feet) |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
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Volker Winkler (born 20 July 1957) is a retired East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this discipline he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as four gold medals at the world championships in 1977–1981.
After retiring from competitions in 1985 he worked as a cycling coach, first at SC Cottbus, the club he was competing for,[1] then at RSC Cottbus,[2] and later at Berlin Cycling Union.[3]