Jan Schur

Jan Schur (born 27 November 1962) is a retired track cyclist and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann.^[1] He was a Stasi informer under the codename "Reinhold" from 1981 to 1989.^[2]

Jan Schur

Jan Schur in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jan Schur
Born	(1962-11-27) 27 November 1962 (age 62) Leipzig, East Germany
Team information
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1990–1991	Chateau d'Ax–Salotti
1992–1994	Motorola
Medal record Representing  East Germany Men's road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team time trial

Schur was a professional road cyclist from 1990 to 1994. His father Täve Schur (born 1931) was also a famous cyclist.

Major results

1982

1st Stage 7 Tour de Pologne

1987

3rd Overall International Tour of Hellas

1st Stage 7

4th Overall Tour of Sweden

1st Stage 6b (ITT)

1988

1st Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer and Maik Landsmann)

1st Stage 4 GP Tell

3rd Overall Tour du Vaucluse

1st Stage 1

1989

1st Stage 7 International Tour of Hellas

1990

6th Tour of Flanders

1994

10th Nice-Alassio