Uwe Unterwalder (born 15 July 1950 in Berlin, Germany) is a retired East German track cyclist. He specialized in the 4000 m individual and team pursuit disciplines.
Olympic Career Unterwalder competed in three Olympic Games. He won two silver medals in the team pursuit event: at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (where East Germany lost the final to West Germany) and at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow (where East Germany was defeated by the Soviet Union in the final). At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, his team finished in fourth place.
World Championships Between 1971 and 1978, Unterwalder won six medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships:
- 1971 Varese – Silver medal (team pursuit)
- 1974 Montreal – Silver medal (team pursuit)
- 1975 Liège – Bronze medal (team pursuit)
- 1977 San Cristóbal – Silver medal (individual pursuit)
- 1978 Munich – Gold medal (team pursuit) and Bronze medal (individual pursuit)
Personal Information
- Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
