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Rolf Gölz

1962 - Today

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Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, 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 West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rolf Gölz is the 421st most popular cyclist (up from 483rd in 2024), the 5,744th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,915th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Rolf Gölz ranks 421 out of 1,613. Before him are Jean-René Bernaudeau, Lutz Heßlich, Danilo Di Luca, Charly Mottet, Egan Bernal, and Gert-Jan Theunisse. After him are Franco Chioccioli, Gilberto Simoni, Andrey Kivilev, Alexander Kristoff, Gintautas Umaras, and Theodor Leupold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Rolf Gölz ranks 572. Before him are Daniel Levy, Guy Pratt, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Charly Mottet, Alberto Angela, and Helena Dalli. After him are Amado Boudou, Jane Sibbett, Nelson Gutiérrez, Christopher Chaplin, Abdulla Shahid, and Prachya Pinkaew.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rolf Gölz ranks 5,747 out of 7,253. Before him are Marko Rehmer (1972), Dero Goi (1970), Heiko Herrlich (1971), Elfi Zinn (1953), Philipp Kohlschreiber (1983), and Simon Rolfes (1982). After him are Kurt Dossin (1913), Cédric Soares (1991), Sabine John (1957), Albert Arnheiter (1890), Katja Seizinger (1972), and Maren Ade (1976).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Rolf Gölz ranks 26. Before him are Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (1951), Günter Haritz (1948), Andreas Klöden (1975), Jens Voigt (1971), Tony Martin (1985), and Lutz Heßlich (1959). After him are Theodor Leupold (null), André Greipel (1982), Michael Rich (1969), Marcel Kittel (1988), Judith Arndt (1976), and Petra Rossner (1966).

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