Lutz Heßlich

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Lutz Heßlich
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Lutz Heßlich, 1988
Personal information
Born (1959-01-17) 17 January 1959 (age 65)
Ortrand, Brandenburg, Germany
Team information

Lutz Heßlich (born 17 January 1959) is a former racing cyclist from East Germany.[1]

He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event where he finished in first place. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet led boycott but returned to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea where he won a second gold medal in the individual sprint.[2]

After Olympic success

Lutz Heßlich lives with his family in Cottbus where since 1989 he has run a bicycle shop.[3]

His great grandfather, Walter Heßlich, was also a racing cyclist and his son Nico has embarked on a career as a competition racing cyclist in 2008.

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