Geschke (left) in 1975
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Nickname | Tutti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berlin, Germany |
7 July 1943 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans-Jürgen Geschke (born 7 July 1943) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who competed in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics. After having won the silver medal in the 2000 m tandem, alongside Werner Otto, he claimed the bronze medal in the 1000 m sprint in 1976. At the world championships Geschke and Otto won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the tandem in 1969–1973, and Geschke added a sprint gold in 1977.
Geschke was nicknamed Tutti. He is the father of road racing cyclist Simon Geschke.