Personal information | |
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Full name | Albert Richter |
Nickname | The German eight cylinder |
Born | Cologne, Germany | 14 October 1912
Died | 2 January 1940 Unknown | (aged 27)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road and track |
Role | Rider |
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]