Robert Förstemann
{{Short description|German cyclist (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|5}}
| birth_place = Greiz, East Germany
| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|96|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
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| discipline = Track
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Sprinter
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{{MedalSport| Men's track cycling}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2012 London| Team sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Ballerup|Team sprint}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Cali|Team sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Palma de Mallorca|Team sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2009 Pruszków|Team sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Yvelines|Team sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Pruszków|Team Sprint}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Apeldoorn|Team sprint}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Apeldoorn|Team sprint}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Guadeloupe|Team sprint}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Apeldoorn|Sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Guadeloupe|Sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Grenchen|Team sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Yvelines|Team sprint}}
{{MedalSport | Men's para-cycling }}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|Tandem B kilo}}
{{MedalCompetition | Track World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Glasgow|Tandem B sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Glasgow|Tandem B kilo}}
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Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010. In his later career he has transitioned to Paralympic track cycling, representing Germany as a sighted 'pilot' in tandem events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In 2023, Förstemann piloted Thomas Ulbricht to a silver medal in the tandem B sprint and a bronze medal in the tandem B kilo at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Glasgow.
Major results
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=Olympics 2012=
The German Olympic team used a loophole in the International Cycling Union (UCI) regulations to include Förstemann as an additional member of their 2012 sprint cycling team.{{cite news|last=Gallagher|first=Brendan|title=Sir Chris Hoy sets the wheels turning in the hunt for Olympic gold|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/9444359/Sir-Chris-Hoy-sets-the-wheels-turning-in-the-hunt-for-Olympic-gold.html|access-date=2 August 2012|newspaper=Telegraph.co.uk|date=2 August 2012}} He was also included in the German team for the mountain bike event.
Physique
In July 2012, a photograph of Förstemann's legs was widely circulated by the world's media during the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Christine|title=The thigh's the limit! Olympic athletes Robert Forstemann and Andre Griepel compete in 'quad-off'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics-2012/thigh-limit-olympic-athletes-robert-forstemann-andre-griepel-compete-quad-off-article-1.1125235|access-date=2 August 2012|newspaper=Daily News (New York)|date=30 July 2012}} Described as a 'quad off' with Olympic team-mate André Greipel, the photo showed his quad muscles compared with those of the road cyclist. His thighs were measured with a circumference of {{convert|73|cm|in}}.{{cite news|title=Wer toppt diese Olympia-Schenkel?|url=http://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/wer-toppt-diese-olympia-schenkel|access-date=30 June 2015|work=B.Z.|date=1 August 2012|language=de}} A circumference of {{convert|34|in|cm|disp=flip}} has also been recorded, and the size of his quad muscles has led to him being called "Quadzilla" by some in his sport.{{cite news |title=They call him Quadzilla. Picture captures scale of cyclist Robert Forstemann's massive thighs |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/they-call-him-quadzilla-picture-captures-scale-of-cyclist-robert-forstemanns-massive-thighs-8922429.html |date=5 November 2013 |newspaper=The Independent}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Robert Förstemann}}
- {{Cycling Archives}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com|robert-forstemann}}
- {{DOSB profile|robert-foerstemann}}
- {{TDP profile|robert-foerstemann}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703062124/http://www.robertfoerstemann.de/index.php |title=Official website |date=dmy}} {{in lang|de}}
{{UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team sprint}}
{{UEC European Track Champions – Men's team sprint}}
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Category:German track cyclists
Category:UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Category:Olympic cyclists for Germany
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
Category:Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany
Category:Paralympic medalists in cycling
Category:Cyclists from Thuringia