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Full name | Nikolaus Anton Merkens | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Toni | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cologne, German Empire | 21 June 1912||||||||||||||
Died | 20 June 1944 Wildbad, Nazi Germany | (aged 31)||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprint, stayers | ||||||||||||||
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Nikolaus Anton "Toni" Merkens (21 June 1912 – 20 June 1944) was a racing cyclist from Germany and Olympic champion.[1] He represented his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he won the gold medal in the men's 1000 meter match sprint event.[2]