Hans Fischer (cyclist)

Hans Fischer

Personal information
Born	(1961-01-29)29 January 1961 Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died	December 13, 1988(1988-12-13) (aged 27)[1] Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Hans Fischer (29 January 1961 –13 December 1988) was a Brazilian cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Biography

Fischer was born in Pomerode, Santa Catarina. He began pedaling at the age of five on an adult bike, regularly practicing in 1976 following medical advice after suffering a fall from a horse which fractured his knee.^[3]

He participated in the 1979 Pan American Junior Championship in Venezuela, where he won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. He also participated in two editions of the Olympic Games, representing Brazil in Moscow in 1980, and in Los Angeles in 1984.^[4][3]

He died from cardiac arrest in 1988 at the age of 27.

References

1. Rubio, Katia (2016). "Hans Fischer". Olimpianos.br. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
2. "Hans Fischer Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
3. Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: HANS FISCHER Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Acessado em 24 de janeiro de 2017
4. "Perfil e resultados do ciclista no Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

External links

• Hans Fischer at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Hans Fischer at ProCyclingStats
• Hans Fischer at Olympedia
• Santa Catarina 24 horas - Museu Pomerano lança exposição temporária do acervo dos irmãos ciclistas Hans e Edson Fischer