GDR ski championships 1966
The 18th GDR ski championships took place from January 25th to 30th, 1966 in Brotterode , Thuringia . In ten decisions of the Nordic ski disciplines cross-country skiing , ski jumping and Nordic combined , two of which were team competitions, athletes competed. Due to the onset of the thaw, the running competitions had to be relocated to the so-called Grenzwiese on the Kleiner Inselsberg at an altitude of 725 m. The championships were also the last qualifying competitions for the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, which took place from February 17, 1966.
Cross-country skiing
Men
15 km
After his result over 30 km, Gerhard Grimmer had to make up for a lot over the short run. In thick fog, however, the Klingenthal duo Röder / Weidlich was in front halfway through, while Grimmer was just behind. At the finish, Helmut Weidlich was celebrated as the winner for a long time until Grimmer rushed up and ran a time 13 seconds faster. After two championship titles in the previous year, Grimmer was able to celebrate the third.
Date: Thursday January 27, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Grimmer | ASK forward Oberhof | 59:10 |
| 2 | Helmut Weidlich | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 59:23 |
| 3 | Enno Roeder | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 59:38 |
| 4th | Kurt Albrecht | ASK forward Oberhof | 1:00:18 |
| 5 | Dieter Speer | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 1:00:29 |
| 6th | Dieter Ritter | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 1:00:31 |
| 7th | Georg Kowars | SC resin | 1:00:46 |
| 8th | Hans-Joachim Ficker | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:00:54 |
| 9 | Karl-Heinz Priebisch | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 1:01:01 |
| 10 | Hans Schwarz | SC resin | 1:01:02 |
| 10 | Jürgen Wolf | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:01:02 |
30 km
In the men's opening competition, Enno Röder was able to forget last year's defeat. In 1965, Oberhof athletes were ahead. But this time Röder was already in the lead after 10 kilometers, and he did not give it up until the finish line. Club mate Helmut Weidlich looked like the runner-up for a long time, but had to let go of the last 10 kilometers after a weakness and finished fourth. The surprise was the Zinnwald biathlete Dieter Speer. Speer, who came from athletics and has only been a biathlete for 18 months, was runner-up in the end, half a minute behind. The 20-year-old young talent Gert-Dietmar Klause won bronze, while last year's champion Gerhard Grimmer had grown together and took an indisputable 26th place out of 61 starters.
Date: Tuesday January 25, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enno Roeder | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:59:11 |
| 2 | Dieter Speer | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 1:59:48 |
| 3 | Gert-Dietmar Klause | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2:00:50 |
| 4th | Helmut Weidlich | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2:01:08 |
| 5 | Helmut Unger | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2:01:24 |
| 6th | Kurt Albrecht | ASK forward Oberhof | 2:02:04 |
| 7th | Fisherman | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 2:02:24 |
| 8th | Heinz Kluge | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 2:03:31 |
| 9 | Egon Schnabel | ASK forward Oberhof | 2:03:47 |
| 10 | Böttner | ASK forward Oberhof | 2:04:07 |
50 km
The competition, which was included in the program for the first time, impressed with its exciting course. In the meantime, it was not the cross-country specialists who were ahead, but biathlete Dieter Ritter. However, after more than 35 kilometers it slowly had to be torn down and Helmut Weidlich pushed himself forward unstoppably. After 44 kilometers, Weidlich was 9 seconds ahead of Ritter, and he was 7 seconds ahead of Albrecht. Weidlich was able to extend his lead over the last kilometers, so that at the finish he was celebrated as champion with almost a minute ahead of second-placed Kurt Albrecht. Albrecht was able to secure his nomination for the World Championship through an energy performance in the last competition of the championships.
Date: Sunday January 30, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Weidlich | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 3:12:13 |
| 2 | Kurt Albrecht | ASK forward Oberhof | 3:13:07 |
| 3 | Dieter Ritter | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 3:13:34 |
| 4th | Gerhard Grimmer | ASK forward Oberhof | 3:15:02 |
| 5 | Lorenz | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 3:18:00 |
| 6th | Hans-Joachim Ficker | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 3:18:41 |
| 7th | Dieter Speer | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 3:18:44 |
| 8th | Helmut Unger | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 3:20:55 |
| 9 | Kirchner | SC resin | 3:21:07 |
| 10 | cutter | ASK forward Oberhof | 3:25:39 |
4 × 10 km relay
The season decision ended with a result that nobody would have expected before. If the victory of the Klingenthaler relay team around the top runners Weidlich and Röder as well as the up-and-coming talent Klause was to be expected, the relay of the still young SC Harz caused a bang. The relay, trained by Werner Moring, was runner-up and, for example, left the strong biathlete relay from Zinnwald behind. The second big surprise was the fifth place of the previous year's champions from Oberhof. The handicap that Kurt Albrecht only had to run for a kilometer on one ski because of a broken ski certainly played a major role. But even without this mishap, the experts did not see the season in the constitution to defend the title.
Date: Friday January 28, 1966
| space | team | athlete | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Dynamo Klingenthal I |
Hans-Joachim Ficker Helmut Weidlich Gert-Dietmar Klause Enno Röder |
2:40:32 |
| 2 | SC resin |
Georg Kowars Kirchner Hans Schwarz Wolfgang Dinter |
2:43:07 |
| 3 | SG Dynamo Zinnwald I |
Karl-Heinz Priebisch Heinz Kluge Dieter Speer Dieter Ritter |
2:44:05 |
| 4th | SC Dynamo Klingenthal III | Fischer Rauh Gisza's Wolf |
2:44:19 |
| 5 | ASK forward Oberhof |
Egon Schnabel King Kurt Albrecht Gerhard Grimmer |
2:46:10 |
| 6th | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | Winter Lorenz Kretzschmar Richter |
2:46:11 |
Women
5 km
Double champion Christine Nestler also won the last women's running competition, making her the most successful athlete in the championships. Renate Köhler completed the Oberwiesenthal double success.
Date: Sunday January 30, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Nestler | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 20:13 |
| 2 | Renate Koehler | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 20:28 |
| 3 | Gudrun Schmidt | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 20:41 |
| 4th | Renate Dannhauer | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 20:57 |
| 5 | Luise Preiss | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 21:19 |
| 6th | Elfriede Spiegelhauer | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 17:12 |
| 7th | Sigrid Czekay | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 21:26 |
| 8th | Petra Vogel | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 21:35 |
| 9 | Gabriele Nobis | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 21:41 |
| 10 | Ursula Braun | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 21:52 |
10 km
Last year's winner Christine Nestler was able to defend her title. However, it was only seventh after 5 kilometers. Nestler was only able to win the race with a final sprint, aided by a steep descent. Her fiercest competitor, Renate Dannhauer, fell on the last lap on the descent and lost the decisive seconds in the battle for the championship. Elfriede Spiegelhauer, two-time Olympic participant and, at 31 years of age, the oldest starter in the field of 26, took a remarkable fourth place.
Date: Wednesday January 26, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Nestler | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 39:13 |
| 2 | Renate Dannhauer | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 39:30 |
| 3 | Anna Unger | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 39:34 |
| 4th | Christel Trommer | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 39:41 |
| 4th | Elfriede Spiegelhauer | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 39:41 |
| 6th | Gabriele Nobis | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 39:54 |
| 7th | Petra Vogel | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 39:55 |
| 8th | Gudrun Schmidt | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 40:18 |
| 9 | Renate Koehler | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 41:41 |
| 10 | Luise Preiss | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 41:46 |
| 10 | Heidemarie Matthes | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 41:46 |
3 × 5 km relay
The relay decision for women also brought a surprise. After five years of dominance by Klingenthal, the women from Oberwiesenthal managed to become relay champions for the first time. Despite three potential World Cup candidates, the Klingenthal runners were left behind especially against Christine Nestler and Renate Köhler.
Date: Friday January 28, 1966
| space | team | athlete | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal |
Christine Zahn Renate Koehler Christine Nestler |
1:03:06 |
| 2 | SC Dynamo Klingenthal I |
Gabriele Nobis Christel Trommer Anna Unger |
1:03:49 |
| 3 | SC Dynamo Klingenthal II |
Elfriede Spiegelhauer Brigitte Forner Petra Vogel |
1:04:23 |
| 4th | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis I |
Luise Preiss Gudrun Schmidt Elfriede Dannhauer |
1:06:36 |
Nordic combination
After the jump, a bigger surprise loomed, the favorites, on the other hand, found themselves in the lower positions. 19-year-old talent Ralph Pöhland from SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal was ahead. One of the favorites Winterlich was in 6th place, last year's champion Münzner in 8th place, followed by Weißpflog and Flauger. However, there were only a good 20 points between places 1 and 10. In cross-country skiing, however, Weißpflog showed its class. Started 90 seconds behind Pöhland, he took 4 minutes from the youngster. Pöhland ended up in 5th place. Joachim Winterlich also got bronze, old master Flauger only narrowly missed this medal. However, the competition for the previous year's champion Günter Münzner was disappointing. He couldn't improve after jumping and was passed even further back.
Date: Jumping Friday, January 28, 1966; 15 km Saturday, January 29, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Weißpflog | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 468.07 |
| 2 | Rainer Dietel | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 455.77 |
| 3 | Joachim Winterlich | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 454.18 |
| 4th | Günter Flauger | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 453.85 |
| 5 | Ralph Pöhland | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 453.25 |
| 6th | Karl-Heinz Luck | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 452.20 |
| 7th | W. Leonhardt | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 449.60 |
| 8th | Liebetruth | ASK forward Oberhof | 449.17 |
| 9 | Bold | SG Dynamo Johanngeorgenstadt | 440.77 |
| 10 | J. Meinel | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 440.25 |
Ski jumping
Normal hill
On the ski jumping facility, which was prepared with snow cement because of the spring-like temperatures, there was the expected duel between defending champion Dieter Neuendorf, who had just missed the overall victory on the previous Four Hills Tournament, and the ski flying world record holder at that time, Peter Lesser. This led even after the first round, but Neuendorf was able to narrowly win the competition in the second round, mainly due to better posture marks.
Date: Saturday January 29, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Neuendorf | ASK forward Brotterode | 224.1 |
| 2 | Peter Lesser | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 222.4 |
| 3 | Dieter Bokeloh | ASK forward Brotterode | 207.2 |
| 4th | Veit Kühr | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 205.1 |
| 5 | Dieter Müller | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 201.6 |
| 6th | Rainer Glass | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 198.6 |
| 7th | Rolf Körner | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 197.3 |
| 8th | Wolfgang Stöhr | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 194.1 |
| 9 | Manfred Queck | SG Dynamo Johanngeorgenstadt | 192.6 |
| 10 | Christoph Rölz | SG Dynamo Johanngeorgenstadt | 190.8 |
Large hill
29 athletes took part in the competition on the large hill in Oberhof Kanzlersgrund. Once again, Dieter Neuendorf asserted himself as a master, primarily through his stylistically clean jumps. Nevertheless, the competition in front of 6,000 spectators was exciting, in the end just five points separated the gold from the bronze rank. Dieter Scharf confirmed his good form, which he had already shown on the normal hill with a new hill record, and came third. Co-favorite Peter Lesser was unable to intervene in the title fight due to a fall.
Date: Sunday January 30, 1966
| space | athlete | team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Neuendorf | ASK forward Brotterode | 244.6 |
| 2 | Horst Queck | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 241.3 |
| 3 | Dieter Scharf | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 239.9 |
| 4th | Veit Kühr | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 220.8 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Stöhr | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 220.4 |
| 6th | Alfred Lesser | ASK forward Brotterode | 210.0 |
| 7th | Christoph Rölz | SG Dynamo Johanngeorgenstadt | 208.0 |
| 8th | Dieter Müller | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 204.1 |
| 9 | Alfred Bretschneider | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 203.0 |
| 10 | Manfred Queck | SG Dynamo Johanngeorgenstadt | 202.9 |
Medal table
The SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal was the most successful sports club, especially thanks to Christine Nestler. The cross-country skier was the most successful athlete of the championships with 3 gold medals. The short-lived SC Harz was able to record its only championship medal in 1966.
| Medal table (after all 10 competitions) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | team | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 4th | 1 | 2 | 7th |
| 2 | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 3 | 3 | 4th | 10 |
| 3 | ASK forward Brotterode | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | ASK forward Oberhof | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4th |
| 6th | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | SC resin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World Cup line-up
Following the championships, the team for the Nordic World Ski Championships was announced. Due to the qualification guidelines, it was sometimes very tight and one or the other experienced athlete got the short straw. Combined Günter Flauger had to admit defeat to young Karl-Heinz Luck by only 0.2 points. Cross-country skier Gudrun Schmidt was 11 seconds short of a World Cup ticket.
Special jumping
- Horst Queck (SC Motor Zella-Mehlis)
- Dieter Neuendorf (ASK Forward Brotterode)
- Veit Kühr (SC Motor Zella-Mehlis)
- Peter Lesser (SC Motor Zella-Mehlis)
- Alfred Bretschneider (SC Motor Zella-Mehlis)
Nordic combination
- Roland Weißpflog (SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal)
- Joachim Winterlich (SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal)
- Ralph Pöhland (SC Dynamo Klingenthal)
- Rainer Dietel (SC Dynamo Klingenthal)
- Karl-Heinz Luck (SC Motor Zella-Mehlis)
Cross-country skiing
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Women
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b BZ of January 26, 1966 p. 8
- ↑ BZ of January 28, 1966 p. 8
- ↑ a b c ND of January 31, 1966 p. 5
- ↑ a b c BZ of January 29, 1966 p. 7
- ↑ BZ of January 27, 1966 p. 7
- ↑ a b BZ of January 30, 1966 p. 4
- ^ ND of February 1, 1966 p. 8
literature
- Manfred Seifert, Roland Singer, Hans-Jürgen Zeume: Great love for skiing . Sportverlag, Berlin 1979, pp. 206-207