![]() Erich Hagen in 1960 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Leipzig, Germany | 11 December 1936|||||||||||
Died | 26 May 1978 Leipzig, East Germany | (aged 41)|||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||
Club | SC DHfK, Leipzig | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Erich Hagen (11 December 1936 – 26 May 1978) was a German cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. His sporting career began with SC Wissenschaft Leipzig. [1] In 1956, he finished in 22nd place in the individual road race. His team won a bronze medal in the road race, but he did not score. In 1960, he won a silver medal in the 100 km team time trial and finished 21st in the road race. [2] [3]
In 1960, he won the multistage Peace Race. Nationally, he won three titles between 1956 and 1958. [4] He won the DDR Rundfahrt in 1958.
After retiring from cycling he worked as a taxi driver and died in a road crash. [5]
![]() Erich Hagen in 1960 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Leipzig, Germany | 11 December 1936|||||||||||
Died | 26 May 1978 Leipzig, East Germany | (aged 41)|||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||
Club | SC DHfK, Leipzig | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Erich Hagen (11 December 1936 – 26 May 1978) was a German cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. His sporting career began with SC Wissenschaft Leipzig. [1] In 1956, he finished in 22nd place in the individual road race. His team won a bronze medal in the road race, but he did not score. In 1960, he won a silver medal in the 100 km team time trial and finished 21st in the road race. [2] [3]
In 1960, he won the multistage Peace Race. Nationally, he won three titles between 1956 and 1958. [4] He won the DDR Rundfahrt in 1958.
After retiring from cycling he worked as a taxi driver and died in a road crash. [5]