Werner Potzernheim (8 March 1927 – 22 April 2014) was a German road bicycle and track cyclist, who won the bronze medal in the men's 1.000m sprint scratch race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland behind Enzo Sacchi (Italy) and Lionel Cox (Australia).[1] He was a professional rider from 1954 to 1966.[2] Originally from Hamburg, Werner Potzernheim moved to Hanover in 1950.
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| Born | 8 March 1927 Hamburg, Weimar Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 April 2014 (aged 87) Hemmingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Werner Potzernheim Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ "Radsport: Werner Potzernheim gestorben - Sport - Tagesspiegel" (in German). Tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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