Lothar Thoms
East German racing cyclist (1956-2017)
Lothar Thoms (18 May 1956 – 5 November 2017) was an East German track cyclist.
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-S0826-0022%2C_Lothar_Thoms.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-S0826-0022%2C_Lothar_Thoms.jpg)
He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He won the gold medal in the men's 1,000m time trial.[1]
In 1981 he was elected East German Sportspersonality of the year.
Thoms was born in Guben, Brandenburg. He died in Berlin at the age of 61.[2]
References
change- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lothar Thoms". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ "Trauer um Lothar Thoms". BDR Medienservice (in German). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Lothar Thoms.