What is Fredy Schmidtke?
'''Fredy Schmidtke''' (1 July 1961 – 1 December 2017) was a [[Germans|German]] track [[Cycling|cyclist]]. He won a [[gold medal]] in the 1000 metres [[time trial]] at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. He also finished eighth in the sprint event at that Olympics. He was born in [[Worringen]], [[Cologne]]. Schmidtke died of a [[heart attack]] on 1 December 2017, at the age of 56.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bdr-medienservice.de/nachrichten/trauer-um-schmidtke|title=Trauer um Fredy Schmidtke|publisher=BDR Medienservice|language=de|date=2 December 2017|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|sc/fredy-schmidtke-1}} * {{IOC profile|fredy-schmidtke}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidtke, Fredy}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:German cyclists]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Cologne]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}