Claus Schiprowski

Claus Schiprowski (born December 27, 1942 in Gelsenkirchen-Buer ) is a German athlete who won the silver medal in the pole vault at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City (5.40 m: Olympic record and European record). In an exciting competition, he jumped the same height as Olympic champion Bob Seagren and bronze medalist Wolfgang Nordwig . At the European Athletics Championships in 1966 he reached eighth place (4.70 m).

Life

Schiprowski started for Bayer 04 Leverkusen . In 1966 and 1969 he was West German runner-up in pole vaulting both indoors and outdoors, he did not win a German championship title. In his playing days he was 1.76 m tall and weighed 69 kg.

For his sporting successes he was honored on November 27, 1968 by being awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf.

From 1972 until his retirement in 2007, Schiprowski worked as a civil servant district sports teacher in the Hildesheim district . He organized swimming courses as well as holiday sports programs that took place in many bases during the summer holidays. In addition to the school and the popular sport he devoted himself to the mid-1970s and the competitive sports in the county. Under his leadership, he built a competitive sports-oriented pole vault group, which managed to set up several Lower Saxony state records. He paid particular attention to the construction of sports facilities, which was reflected in the sports facility master plan for the entire Hildesheim district in 1981. His tasks also included training as a trainer in the area of ​​the Hildesheim district sports association.

Today Schiprowski lives in Pinneberg .

literature

• Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005, published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society.

Web links

• Photo on the Leverkusen homepage

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 66.