Alfred Görnemann

Alfred Görnemann

Personal information
Born	1 September 1877 Berlin, Germany
Died	11 October 1903 (aged 26) Dresden, Germany
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Competitor for  Germany UCI Motor-paced World Championships 1901 Berlin Amateurs 1902 Rome Amateurs 1903 Copenhagen Professionals

Alfred Görnemann (1 September 1877 – 11 October 1903) was a German cyclist who had his best achievements in motor-paced racing. He started training in this discipline only in 1901, after completing his military service, but quickly became a top competitor. The same year he won a bronze medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships and became a champion next year in the amateurs division. In 1903 he turned professional and won another bronze medal.^[1][2]

On 11 October 1903 during a 100 km race in Dresden, while trying to overcome his rival Thaddäus Robl, he collided with his pacer, sustaining a spinal injury and skull fracture. He died the same evenining and was buried on 15 October 1903 in Berlin.^[3]

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