Ernst IHBE

German cyclist Ernst Ihbe was the German tandem champion three years in succession, and with three different partners, Rudolf Karsch in 1935, Carl Lorenz in 1936 and with the non-Olympian Karl Karsch in 1936. Ihbe and Lorenz also won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. During World War II Ihbe was captured and held as a POW until 1945. After the war he trained as a chemist worked and a cycling coach.