Jens Lehmann (cyclist)

Jens Lehmann (born 19 December 1967) is a German politician of the CDU and a former professional cyclist and double Olympic champion.[1]

Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann in 1990
Personal information
Full nameJens Lehmann
Born (1967-12-19) 19 December 1967 (age 56)
Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  East Germany
UCI World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lyon Amateur individual pursuit
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Individual pursuit
UCI World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Stuttgart Amateur individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1991 Stuttgart Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1994 Palermo Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manchester Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hamar Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1999 Berlin Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ballerup Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Palermo Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antwerp Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Ballerup Individual pursuit

Cycling career

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Despite his many successes (including being part of the first team pursuit squad to break the 4-minute barrier for the 4,000-metre team pursuit), he will probably be remembered best as the person caught by Chris Boardman riding the revolutionary Lotus Superbike, in the final of the 1992 Olympic individual pursuit in Barcelona. Lehmann was World Champion at that time.

Political career

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Jens Lehmann as a Member of the German Bundestag in 2018.

In the 2017 German federal election, Lehmann was elected as member of the Bundestag, representing the Leipzig I district.[2] In parliament, he has been serving on the Defence Committee (since 2018) and the Sports Committee (since 2022).[3]

Other activities

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jens Lehmann Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Leipzig: Lehmann gewinnt den Norden – Pellmann holt den Süden" (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ Jens Lehmann Bundestag.
  4. ^ Supervisory Board Agentur für Innovationen in der Cybersicherheit.
  5. ^ Jens Lehmann Bundestag.
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