Dirk Meier
{{Short description|East German cyclist (born 1964)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{expand German|topic=bio|date=January 2022|Dirk Meier (Radsportler)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=
|image=Dirk Meier Bahnradsport-DM 2016.jpg
|caption=Dirk Meier in 2016
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1964|1|28|df=y}}
|birth_place= Spremberg, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany
|death_date=
|death_place=
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|sport=Cycling
|club=SC Cottbus
|alma_mater=
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver|1988 Seoul|Team pursuit}}
{{MedalCompetition|World championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1986 Colorado Springs|Team pursuit}}
{{MedalSilver|1987 Vienna|Team pursuit}}
}}
Dirk Meier (born 28 January 1964) is a retired East German cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m team pursuit, winning silver medals at the world championships of 1986 and 1987 and at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
As a road racer, he won the Tour de Liège in 1987 and 1989, as well as the Niedersachsen Rundfahrt and Olympia's Tour in 1988.
References
{{Reflist|refs=
[http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=5856 Dirk Meier]. cyclingarchives.com
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Dirk}}
Category:People from Spremberg
Category:People from Bezirk Cottbus
Category:East German male cyclists
Category:Cyclists from Brandenburg
Category:Olympic cyclists for East Germany
Category:Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Category:Olympic medalists in cycling
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
{{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub}}