Werner Potzernheim
Personal information
Born(1927-03-08)8 March 1927
Hamburg, Weimar Republic
Died22 April 2014(2014-04-22) (aged 87)
Hemmingen, Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Sprint Scratch Race

Werner Potzernheim (8 March 1927 – 22 April 2014) was a German road bicycle and track cyclist, who won the bronze medal in the men's 1.000m sprint scratch race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland behind Enzo Sacchi (Italy) and Lionel Cox (Australia).[1] He was a professional rider from 1954 to 1966.[2] Originally from Hamburg, Werner Potzernheim moved to Hanover in 1950.

References

  1. ↑ "Werner Potzernheim Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Radsport: Werner Potzernheim gestorben - Sport - Tagesspiegel" (in German). Tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 2014-04-25.


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