Falk Boden
Boden in 2019
Personal information
Born (1960-01-20) 20 January 1960
Elsterwerda, East Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowTeam time trial
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place1984 SchleizTeam road race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1979 ValkenburgTeam time trial
Gold medal – first place1981 PragueTeam time trial
Gold medal – first place1989 ChambéryTeam time trial
Silver medal – second place1990 UtsunomiyaTeam time trial

Falk Boden (born 20 January 1960) is a retired German cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial, in which he won a silver medal for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics,[1] as well as three gold and one silver medals at the world championships in 1979, 1981, 1989 and 1990. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed in the Friendship Games instead, winning a gold medal. He won the German National Road Race in 1991.[2]

Boden in 1981

Individually, he won the following races:[3]

  • Peace Race, 1983
  • DDR-Rundfahrt, 1980 and 1984
  • Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt, 1984
  • Regio Tour International, 1989
  • Goppingen, 1993
  • Coca-Cola Trophy, 1993

References

  1. Falk Boden. sports-reference.com
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Germany". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. Falk Boden. cyclingarchives.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.