Lothar Thoms
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Lothar Thoms is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow, Russia. There he won the gold medal in the men's 1.000m time trial. In 1981 he was elected East German Sportspersonality of the year
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1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow, Russia. There he won the gold medal in the men's 1.000m time trial. In 1981 he was elected East German Sportspersonality of the year
German Sportspersonality of the year
The German Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 1947, for both men and women. The recordholder is tennis player Steffi Graf . Swimmer Michael Groß, tennis player Boris Becker, and high jumper Ulrike Meyfarth each have four awards...
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