Robert Bartko

Article summary

Robert Bartko (born 23 December 1975) is a German former road and track cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2014. Born in the former East Germany, Bartko won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia: in the individual and in the team pursuit.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1975-12-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1975-12-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1271677708