Hans Lutz
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Hans Lutz is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany
, who represented West Germany
at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun
, Peter Vonhof
and Günther Schumacher
. Four years earlier, when Munich
hosted the Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, who represented West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun
Gregor Braun
Gregor Braun is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1989. He represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit, defeating Holland's Herman Ponsteen...
, Peter Vonhof
Peter Vonhof
Peter Vonhof is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Hans Lutz and Günther Schumacher.-References:*...
and Günther Schumacher
Günther Schumacher
Günther Schumacher is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984...
. Four years earlier, when Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
hosted the Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit.