Günter Haritz

Günter Haritz (16 October 1948 – 29 October 2025) was German road and track cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. In 1973, together with Peter Vonhof, Hans Lutz and Günther Schumacher, Haritz won the amateur world title in the team pursuit. He was a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1982, winning the national championship on the road in 1974. Haritz was born in Heidelberg, Allied-occupied Germany.

In the 1976 Vuelta a España, Haritz tested positive for doping, and left the race after the B-test also was positive.

Haritz died on 29 October 2025 from cancer at the age of 77.Trauer um Bahnrad-Olympiasieger Günter Haritz 

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