Dieter Kemper

Dieter Kemper (11 August 1937 – 11 October 2018)[1] was a German cyclist who competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1975,[2] seven European titles[3] and 26 six-day road races. He finished three times in third place at world championships, in motor-paced racing and individual pursuit disciplines.[4][5]

Dieter Kemper
Dieter Kemper in the 1960s
Personal information
Born(1937-08-11)11 August 1937
Dortmund, Germany
Died11 October 2018(2018-10-11) (aged 81)
Julianadorp, the Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1965 San SebastiánIndividual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place1966 FrankfurtIndividual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place1972 MarseilleMotor-paced, professionals
Gold medal – first place1975 RocourtMotor-paced, professionals
Dieter Kemper in 1975

Before starting to train in cycling in 1957 he was a successful water polo player with SV Westphalia in Dortmund.[5] In 1961 he started in the Tour de France but had to withdraw early due to a crash.[6]

He had another bad crash on 5 December 1976 during a motor-paced race in Cologne, when he was hit hard in the head and spent nine days in a coma.

After retiring from cycling he moved to North Holland with his wife, who later died of brain tumor in 2008.[5]

References
  1. Ein emotionaler Rückblick: Radsport-Fans trauern um Dieter Kemper Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  2. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. Europameisterschaften. Stayer.de
  4. Dieter Kemper. radsportseiten.net
  5. Dieter Kemper: „Wahnsinn, aber ich würde es wieder tun“. derwesten.de (2010-12-23)
  6. Kurt Graunke, Walter Lemke and Wolfgang Rupprecht, Giganten von einst bis heute, München 1993, p. 49
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