Jens Lehmann (cyclist)

{{Short description|German cyclist and politician}}

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{{expand German|topic=bio|date=December 2021|Jens Lehmann (Radsportler)}}

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| caption = Lehmann in 1990

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany

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| discipline = Track

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's track cycling}}

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{{MedalCompetition|UCI World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1989 Lyon | Amateur individual pursuit}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1992 Barcelona | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalGold| 2000 Sydney | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver| 1992 Barcelona | Individual pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver| 2000 Sydney | Individual pursuit}}

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{{MedalGold| 1991 Stuttgart | Amateur individual pursuit}}

{{MedalGold| 1991 Stuttgart | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalGold| 1994 Palermo | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalGold| 2000 Manchester | Individual pursuit}}

{{MedalGold| 2000 Manchester | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver| 1993 Hamar | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver| 1999 Berlin | Individual pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver| 2001 Antwerp | Individual pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver| 2002 Ballerup | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze| 1994 Palermo | Individual pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze| 2001 Antwerp | Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze| 2002 Ballerup | Individual pursuit}}

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Jens Lehmann (born 19 December 1967) is a German politician of the CDU and a former professional cyclist and double Olympic champion.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/jens-lehmann-1.html |title=Jens Lehmann Olympic Results |access-date=31 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812075741/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/jens-lehmann-1.html |archive-date=12 August 2016 }}

Cycling career

Despite his many successes (including being part of the first team pursuit squad to break the 4-minute barrier for the 4,000-metre team pursuit), he will probably be remembered best as the person caught by Chris Boardman riding the revolutionary Lotus Superbike, in the final of the 1992 Olympic individual pursuit in Barcelona. Lehmann was World Champion at that time.

Political career

File:Portrait 2 Jens Lehmann MdB.jpg in 2018]]

In the 2017 German federal election, Lehmann was elected as member of the Bundestag, representing the Leipzig I district.{{Cite news |url=https://www.lvz.de/Leipzig/Lokales/Leipzig-Lehmann-gewinnt-den-Norden-Pellmann-holt-den-Sueden |title=Leipzig: Lehmann gewinnt den Norden – Pellmann holt den Süden |access-date=2019-08-20 |language=de}} In parliament, he has been serving on the Defence Committee (since 2018) and the Sports Committee (since 2022).[https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/L/lehmann_jens-857694 Jens Lehmann] Bundestag.

Other activities

  • Agentur für Innovationen in der Cybersicherheit, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[https://www.cyberagentur.de/aufsichtsrat/ Supervisory Board] Agentur für Innovationen in der Cybersicherheit.
  • German War Graves Commission, Member[https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/L/lehmann_jens-857694 Jens Lehmann] Bundestag.

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