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Austrian cyclist (born 1962)

Roland Königshofer
Roland Königshofer in 2010
Personal information
Born (1962-10-24) 24 October 1962 (age 62)
Neunkirchen, Austria
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportMotor-paced racing
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Motor-paced World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Bassano del Grappa Amateurs
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Zurich Amateurs
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Viena Amateurs
Silver medal – second place 1988 Ghent Amateurs
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lyon Amateurs
Gold medal – first place 1990 Maebashi Amateurs
Gold medal – first place 1991 Stuttgart Amateurs
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Valencia Amateurs
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hamar Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1994 Palermo Professionals

Roland Königshofer (born 24 October 1962) is a retired Austrian cyclist. He won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1985 and 1994, until the championships were discontinued, either in the amateurs (1985–1992) or professionals category (1993–1994). He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 4000 m team pursuit and points race and finished in 16th and 12th place, respectively.

His son Lukas (b. 1989) is a football player. His brother Thomas is also a retired cyclists; he finished third at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1989 behind Roland.

References

  1. ^ Roland Königshofer at Cycling Archives (archived)
  2. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. Roland Königshofer. sports-reference.com


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