Rolf Gölz

Rolf Gölz
Personal information
Full nameRolf Gölz
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962
Bad Schussenried, West Germany
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1985–1986Del Tongo–Colnago
1987–1990Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago
1991–1992Ariostea
1993Marin
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1987, 1988)

One-day races

National Road Race Championship (1985)
La Flèche Wallonne (1988)
Züri-Metzgete (1987)
Milano–Torino (1988, 1989)
Trofeo Baracchi (1990)
Paris–Brussels (1988)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesIndividual pursuit
1984 Los AngelesTeam pursuit

Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He won the German National Road Race in 1985 and narrowly missed the podium in the 1987 UCI World Championship finishing in 4th place.

He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit. Other victories included the 1988 editions of Paris–Brussels and the Nissan Classic.