Dieter Kemper

German cyclist
Dieter Kemper
Dieter Kemper in the 1960s
Personal information
Born(1937-08-11)11 August 1937
Dortmund, Germany
Died11 October 2018(2018-10-11) (aged 81)
Julianadorp, the Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 San Sebastián Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Frankfurt Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Marseille Motor-paced, professionals
Gold medal – first place 1975 Rocourt Motor-paced, professionals
Dieter Kemper in 1975

Dieter Kemper (11 August 1937 – 11 October 2018)[1] was a German cyclist who competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1975,[2] seven European titles[3] and 26 six-day road races. He finished three times in third place at world championships, in motor-paced racing and individual pursuit disciplines.[4][5]

Before starting to train in cycling in 1957 he was a successful water polo player with SV Westphalia in Dortmund.[5] In 1961 he started in the Tour de France but had to withdraw early due to a crash.[6]

He had another bad crash on 5 December 1976 during a motor-paced race in Cologne, when he was hit hard in the head and spent nine days in a coma.

After retiring from cycling he moved to North Holland with his wife, who later died of brain tumor in 2008.[5]

Six-day races[4]
No. Year Place Partner
1 1964 Münster Horst Oldenburg
2 1965 Berlin Rudi Altig
3 1965 Frankfurt Rudi Altig
4 1966 Cologne Rudi Altig
5 1966 Bremen Rudi Altig
6 1966 Münster Horst Oldenburg
7 1967 Berlin Horst Oldenburg
8 1967 Melbourne Horst Oldenburg
9 1967 Dortmund Horst Oldenburg
10 1968 Melbourne Leandro Faggin
11 1969 Cologne Horst Oldenburg
12 1969 Milaan Horst Oldenburg
13 1969 Berlin Klaus Bugdahl
14 1969 Zurich Klaus Bugdahl
15 1970 Milan Norbert Seeuws
16 1971 Groningen Klaus Bugdahl
17 1971 Dortmund Klaus Bugdahl
18 1971 Münster Klaus Bugdahl
19 1971 Zurich Klaus Bugdahl
20 1972 Groningen Klaus Bugdahl
21 1973 Bremen Graeme Gilmore
22 1974 Keulen Graeme Gilmore
23 1974 Castelgomberto Marino Basso
24 1975 Dortmund Graeme Gilmore
25 1976 Keulen Wilfried Peffgen
26 1976 Copenhagen Graeme Gilmore

References

  1. ^ Ein emotionaler Rückblick: Radsport-Fans trauern um Dieter Kemper Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  2. ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. ^ Europameisterschaften. Stayer.de
  4. ^ a b Dieter Kemper. radsportseiten.net
  5. ^ a b c Dieter Kemper: „Wahnsinn, aber ich würde es wieder tun“. derwesten.de (2010-12-23)
  6. ^ Kurt Graunke, Walter Lemke and Wolfgang Rupprecht, Giganten von einst bis heute, München 1993, p. 49
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