Bernhard Eckstein

{{Short description|German cyclist (1935–2017)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name=Bernhard Eckstein

| image=Bundesarchiv Bild 183-83121-0003, Bernhard Eckstein.jpg

| caption=Bernhard Eckstein with wife in 1961

| birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1935|8|21}}

| birth_place= Zwochau, Germany

| death_date= {{death date and age|2017|11|10|1935|8|21|df=yes}}{{cite news|last = Kiwitter|first = Erik|title = "Alles Quatsch, ich bin der Weltmeister"|newspaper = Freie Presse|location = Saxony|language = de|date = 13 November 2017|url = https://www.freiepresse.de/SPORT/Alles-Quatsch-ich-bin-der-Weltmeister-artikel10052511.php|access-date = 17 November 2017}}

| death_place=

| height = {{convert|1.64|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| sport=Cycling

| club=SC DHfK, Leipzig

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| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World championships}}

{{MedalGold|1960 Sachsenring|Amateur's Road race}}}}

Bernhard Eckstein (21 August 1935 – 10 November 2017) was a German cyclist. In 1960, he won the road race at the world championships and finished in 22nd place in the road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. During his career he won six one-day races, four in 1958, one in 1960 (the Manx Trophy in the amateurs division), and one in 1966.

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ec/bernhard-eckstein-1.html Bernhard Eckstein]. sports-reference.com

[http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=21759 Bernhard Eckstein]. cyclingarchives.com}}