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Joseph Rosemeyer

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Josef Rosemeyer
Rosemeyer in 1896
Personal information
Born(1872-03-13)13 March 1872
Lingen, Germany
Died1 December 1919(1919-12-01) (aged 47)
Cologne, Germany
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Professional team
1896German Olympic Cycling Team

Joseph Rosemeyer (13 March 1872 in Lingen – 1 December 1919 in Cologne) was a German track cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Rosemeyer finished fourth in the 10 kilometres event. He also competed in the time trial competition and finished eighth. In the sprint event he was unable to finish the race due to having mechanical problems. He also did not finish the 100 kilometres contest.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Rosemeyer Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Joseph Rosemeyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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