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Karl Link

カール・リンク　/　かーる・りんく

Sport cyclist from Germany

July 27, 1942 (age 83)　・　Herrenberg, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany

Stuttgart Government Region
sport cyclist
physical education teacher

My Take

What strikes me about Karl Link is the quiet arc of his life. He stood on top of the world in Tokyo in 1964, taking team pursuit gold, then added silver in Mexico City four years later. But what I admire most is what came after: he became a physical education teacher. There's something deeply honest about a champion who trades the velodrome for the gymnasium, passing the discipline of sport to ordinary kids. No celebrity glare, just a man from a small town near Stuttgart turning his hard-won mastery into a gift for the next generation. I find that genuinely moving.

Overview

Karl Link (born 27 July 1942) is a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Karl Link
Name (Japanese): カール・リンク
Reading: かーる・りんく
Born: July 27, 1942 (age 83)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Horse
Origin: Herrenberg, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sport cyclist / physical education teacher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF

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