Toni Merkens
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| Full name | Nikolaus Anton Merkens | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Toni | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1912 Cologne, German Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 1944 (aged 31) Wildbad, Nazi Germany | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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.