What is Lothar Claesges?
'''Lothar Claesges''' (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the [[Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=1396|title=Lothar Claesges|publisher=cycling archives|access-date=25 August 2012|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231802/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=1396|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/lothar-claesges-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220847/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/lothar-claesges-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Lothar Claesges |publisher=www.sports-reference.com|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> He was born in [[Krefeld]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/sport/sportevent.htm?sp=CYC&enum=170 |title=Medal Winners |publisher=www.databaseolympics.com |access-date=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113190536/http://databaseolympics.com/sport/sportevent.htm?sp=CYC&enum=170 |archive-date=13 November 2012 }}</ref> Claesges died on 12 November 2021 in Krefeld, at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trauer um Lothar Claesges |url=http://www.bdr-medienservice.de/nachrichten/trauer-um-claesges |website=BDR |access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Claesges, Lothar}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:German cyclists]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany]] {{sports-bio-stub}}