GDR Ski Championships 1973
The 25th GDR ski championships took place from February 1st to 4th, 1973 in Schmiedefeld , Thuringia . In nine decisions of the Nordic ski disciplines cross-country skiing , ski jumping and Nordic combined , two of which were team competitions, athletes competed. For the first time, the women's relay was held with four runners. On January 7, 1973, the men's 50 km champion was crowned.
Cross-country skiing
Men
15 km
Even over the shortest men's route, Gerhard Grimmer was unable to intervene in the title event. Only Axel Lesser from Oberhof was able to break into the Klingenthal phalanx and take bronze. Co-favorite Gerd Heßler gave up because of a broken ski.
Date: Saturday February 3, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gert-Dietmar Klause | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 41:55 |
| 2 | Rainer Gross | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 42:15 |
| 3 | Axel Lesser | ASK forward Oberhof | 42:31 |
| 4th | Eberhard Klessen | ASK forward Oberhof | 42:40 |
| 5 | Gerhard Grimmer | ASK forward Oberhof | 42:43 |
| 6th | Hartmut Freyer | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 43:10 |
30 km
With temperatures around zero degrees and a wet track, the most important thing was the right wax. The athletes ran three loops of 10 km each, which, however, as even the press recognized, were not measured very precisely. This was the only way to explain the fable times. Rainer Groß had the best boards of all the starters, pushed himself forward from lap to lap and in the end won with 17 seconds ahead of Gerd Hessler. Gert-Dietmar Klause completed the Klingenthal triple success. All three athletes only recovered shortly before the championship. Co-favorite Gerhard Grimmer, who had obviously grown out of shape, came in 9th, almost four and a half minutes behind.
Date: Thursday February 1, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainer Gross | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:12:42 |
| 2 | Gerd Hessler | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:12:59 |
| 3 | Gert-Dietmar Klause | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:13:45 |
| 4th | Rolf Porstmann | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 1:14:07 |
| 5 | Hartmut Freyer | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 1:15:23 |
| 6th | Günter Beutel | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 1:15:41 |
50 km
In warm temperatures, the athletes ran their 4.17 km lap high up on the Großer Beerberg . Despite a cramp on the last lap, Gerhard Grimmer was able to organize the race with confidence and relegated Gerd Heßler to silver, more than a minute behind. Rainer Groß still fought for the bronze medal despite a broken ski.
Date: Sunday January 7, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Grimmer | ASK forward Oberhof | 2:34:49 |
| 2 | Gerd Hessler | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2:35:58 |
| 3 | Rainer Gross | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2:38:33 |
| 4th | Eberhard Klessen | ASK forward Oberhof | 2:39:49 |
| 5 | Rolf Porstmann | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2:43:24 |
| 6th | Gerold Koehler | ASK forward Oberhof | 2:43:52 |
4 × 10 km relay
After the strong individual performances of the Klingenthal men, the outcome of the relay race for the experts was only a matter of form. And after the first change it looked as expected, as Gerd Heßler handed over to Gert-Dietmar Klause with a 27 second lead. However, Gerhard Grimmer, who had been a bit disappointing up until then, was in second position in the Oberhof relay, and Klause lost 48 seconds on his lap. Meinel, who had previously been ill for three weeks, had nothing to order against Frank Spengler and so Rainer Groß gave up a bit, so that the Oberhof relay was a little unexpected champion in the end with a lead of over two minutes.
Date: Sunday February 4, 1973
| space | team | athlete | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASK forward Oberhof |
Eberhard Klessen Gerhard Grimmer Frank Spengler Axel Lesser |
1:46:45 |
| 2 | SC Dynamo Klingenthal I |
Gerd Heßler Gert-Dietmar Klause Dieter Meinel Rainer Groß |
1:49:03 |
| 3 | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | Zennig Hehmlich Hartmut Freyer Weingardt |
1:49:56 |
Women
5 km
Sigrun Krause was able to celebrate her second championship title of the competitions on the short distance for women. With silver, Petra Hinze was able to forget about her disappointing 10 km performance. Marita Dotter Weich also won precious metal again, this time it was enough with a narrow lead over bronze.
Date: Saturday February 2, 1974
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigrun Krause | ASK Oberhof | 18:24 | |
| 2 | Petra Hinze | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 18:29 | |
| 3 | Marita yolk soft | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 19:00 | |
| 4th | Petra King | ASK Oberhof | 19:02 | |
| 5 | Monika Debertshäuser | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 19:05 | |
| 6th | Barbara Petzold | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 19:07 |
10 km
In the women's first decision, 19-year-old Sigrun Krause from Oberhof came out on top. Marita Dotter Weich, who received some early praise, was able to meet expectations with silver, while the highly regarded Petra Hinze from Oberwiesenthal crossed the finish line two minutes behind.
Date: Thursday February 1, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigrun Krause | ASK Oberhof | 27:29 |
| 2 | Marita yolk soft | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 27:50 |
| 3 | Veronika Schmidt | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 28:15 |
| 4th | Monika Debertshäuser | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 28:43 |
| 5 | Barbara Petzold | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 28:56 |
| 6th | Margitta Rösch | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 29:01 |
4x5 km relay
In the relay debut with four runners, the "girls' relay" from Oberwiesenthal around the experienced Anna Unger, who competed in her last season, was able to prevail by almost a minute. With a courageous final round, Sigrun Krause secured silver for the Oberhof relay.
Date: Sunday February 4, 1973
| space | team | athlete | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal |
Anna Unger Margitta Rösch Barbara Petzold Petra Hinze |
1:20:28 |
| 2 | ASK forward Oberhof | Eichhorn Petra König Löffler Sigrun Krause |
1:21:20 |
| 3 | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis |
Monika Debertshäuser Seal Veronika Schmidt Marion Büchner |
1:21:38 |
Nordic combination
Ulrich Wehling was already in front after jumping on the ski jump in Vessertal, although he started with a fall. Hans Hartleb was still in second place ahead of Günter Deckert. In cross-country skiing on the following day, an athlete came to the fore who had not been expected until then. Bernd Zimmermann from Klingenthal ran the best time and took Ulrich Wehling 1:35 min. That was enough to make silver in the end. Hans Hartleb, who was previously rated stronger, fell back to 5th place.
Date: Ski jumping Thursday, February 1, 1973; 15 km Friday, February 2, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Wehling | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 429.25 |
| 2 | Bernd Zimmermann | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 421.90 |
| 3 | Günter Deckert | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 410.90 |
| 4th | Claus Tuchscherer | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 406.30 |
| 5 | Hans Hartleb | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 400.60 |
| 6th | Rainer Ziron | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 396.50 |
Ski jumping
Normal hill
Hans-Georg Aschenbach was also unbeatable on the hill in Vessertal and again prevailed over Heinz Wosipiwo, albeit with a slightly smaller lead. This time, the bronze medal went to Henry Glaß from Klingenthal with a gap of 0.5 points ahead of Rainer Schmidt, who again only won sheet metal.
Date: Sunday February 4, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Georg Aschenbach | ASK forward Brotterode | 242.1 |
| 2 | Heinz Wosipiwo | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 236.9 |
| 3 | Henry Glass | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 229.6 |
| 4th | Rainer Schmidt | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 229.1 |
| 5 | Dietrich fight | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 227.4 |
| 6th | Bernd Eckstein | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 223.9 |
| 7th | Jochen Danneberg | ASK forward Brotterode | 218.2 |
| 8th | Dietmar Aschenbach | ASK forward Brotterode | 215.7 |
| 9 | Wilfried Gebhardt | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 213.9 |
| 10 | Manfred Wolf | ASK forward Brotterode | 212.1 |
Large hill
The first of the two competitions in Oberhofer Kanzlersgrund presented almost the entire world class. After all, the GDR jumpers had first place in the prestigious Four Hills Tournament ; 2; 5; 8 and 10 among the top ten overall places. However, tour winner Rainer Schmidt could not boast so much and in the end took the ungrateful fourth place. Hans-Georg Aschenbach was the sovereign champion, vice ski flying world champion Heinz Wosipiwo unexpectedly took silver.
Date: Saturday February 3, 1973
| space | athlete | team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Georg Aschenbach | ASK forward Brotterode | 266.3 |
| 2 | Heinz Wosipiwo | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 256.0 |
| 3 | Manfred Wolf | ASK forward Brotterode | 251.0 |
| 4th | Rainer Schmidt | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 244.8 |
| 5 | Dietrich fight | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 241.1 |
| 6th | Bernd Eckstein | ASK forward Brotterode | 215.2 |
| 7th | Jochen Danneberg | ASK forward Brotterode | 223.5 |
| 8th | Henry Glass | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 220.5 |
| 9 | Dietmar Aschenbach | ASK forward Brotterode | 213.5 |
| 10 | Eberhard Seifert | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 205.4 |
Medal table
The army athletes from Oberhof and Brotterode won six out of ten championship titles, where they were awarded to the three double champions Grimmer, Krause and H.-G. Aschenbach left. The athletes from Klingenthal won half of all medals, eight of which were silver, but only two championship titles went to Vogtland.
| Medal table (after all 10 competitions) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | team | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | ASK forward Oberhof | 4th | 1 | 1 | 6th |
| 2 | SC Dynamo Klingenthal | 2 | 8th | 5 | 15th |
| 3 | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 4th | ASK forward Brotterode | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ BZ of January 31, 1973 p. 4
- ↑ a b ND of January 8, 1973 p. 7
- ↑ a b c ND of February 4, 1973. p. 8
- ↑ a b c ND of February 2, 1973 p. 8
- ↑ a b c ND of February 5, 1973 p. 7
- ^ ND of February 2, 1973 p. 5
literature
- Manfred Seifert, Roland Singer, Hans-Jürgen Zeume: Great love for skiing . Sportverlag, Berlin 1979, pp. 210-211