{{Short description|German cyclist (born 1962)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Uwe Messerschmidt | image = | caption = | fullname = Uwe Messerschmidt | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|1|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = Track | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's cycling }} {{MedalCountry | {{FRG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalSilver | 1984 Los Angeles | Points Race }} | show-medals = yes }}
'''Uwe Messerschmidt''' (born 22 January 1962) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 1997. He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's points race behind Belgium's Roger Ilegems.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/uwe-messerschmidt-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044848/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/uwe-messerschmidt-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Uwe Messerschmidt |access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Cycling Archives|12426}}
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