Gerald Mortag

Gerald Mortag
Personal information
Born(1958-11-08)8 November 1958
Gera, East Germany
Died30 January 2023(2023-01-30) (aged 64)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team pursuit
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Schleiz Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 San Cristóbal Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1978 Munich Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1979 Amsterdam Team pursuit

Gerald Mortag (8 November 1958 – 30 January 2023)[1] was an East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this discipline he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics,[2] as well as three gold medals at the world championships in 1977–1979.[3] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a gold medal.

References

  1. ^ Trauer um Radsportlegende: Gerald Mortag im Alter von 64 Jahren gestorben (in German)
  2. ^ Gerald Mortag Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Gerald Mortag. cyclingarchives.com