Albert Richter

Albert Richter
Albert Richter, wearing the World Champion 1932 jersey.
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Richter
NicknameThe German eight cylinder
Born(1912-10-14)14 October 1912
Cologne, Germany
Died2 January 1940(1940-01-02) (aged 27)
Unknown
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Major wins
1932 – World amateur sprint champion
1932 – Grand Prix de Paris (amateur)
1934 – Grand Prix de Paris
1938 – Grand Prix de Paris
1939 – Grand Prix de Berlin

Albert Richter (14 October 1912[1] – 2 January 1940) was a German cyclist who won the world sprint championship. He was taken from a train by the Gestapo and never seen alive again.[2]

  1. ^ The Cycling Website, History database, Albert Richter[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "VeloChronique (les chroniques du vélo), 4 January 2005, - Janvier 1940 : la Gestapo « suicide » Albert Richter". Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2008.

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