Axel Peschel

Axel Peschel
Personal information
Born (1942-08-02) 2 August 1942 (age 82)
Maasdorf, Germany

Axel Hermann Peschel (born 2 August 1942) is a German former cyclist. His sporting career began with SC Dynamo Berlin.[1] He competed for East Germany in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Peschel won the Peace Race in 1968.[3] He won the DDR Rundfahrt in 1965 and 1967.

His son, Uwe Peschel, won Olympic gold in cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4]

  1. ^ Radsport Almanach 5. Berlin: Junge Welt. 1964. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Axel Peschel Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ Velo Plus. Dendermonde: Velo. 1988. p. 251.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Peschel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.