Roger Rinderknecht

{{short description|Swiss cyclist}}

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| name = Roger Rinderknecht

| image = Roger Rinderknecht.jpg

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| caption = Rinderknecht at the Fort William round of the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Winterthur, Switzerland

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| discipline = Mountain bike racing and BMX

| role = Rider

| ridertype = MTB: Four-cross

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{{MedalCountry| {{SUI}} }}

{{MedalSport| Men's mountain bike racing }}

{{MedalCompetition| World Championships }}

{{MedalGold| 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden|Four-cross}}

{{MedalSilver| 2006 Rotorua|Four-cross}}

{{MedalSilver| 2008 Val Di Sole|Four-cross}}

{{MedalSilver| 2011 Champéry|Four-cross}}

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Roger Rinderknecht (born 4 May 1981 in Winterthur) is a Swiss racing cyclist who represents Switzerland in BMX and mountain bike racing. He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event where he reached the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/cycling-bmx/event/men-bmx/|title=Men's BMX Racing|work=2012 Summer Olympics|publisher=London2012.com|accessdate=August 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121204180049/http://www.london2012.com/cycling-bmx/event/men-bmx/|archivedate=December 4, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-2012/results/cycling-bmx/individual-men|title=London 2012 Individual men Results - Olympic cycling-bmx|website=Olympics.com}} He had previously reached the semi-finals at the 2008 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/cycling-bmx/individual-m|title = Beijing 2008 - Men's BMX Cycling|date = |accessdate = 31 January 2015|website = www.olympic.org|publisher = IOC|last = |first = }}

Rinderknecht was appointed as a member of the inaugural UCI Athletes' Commission in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-athletes-commission-holds-first-meeting-in-aigle |title=UCI Athletes' Commission holds first meeting in Aigle |last1=Ryan |first1=Barry |date=5 March 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=5 March 2015}}