The Hamburger and Germania Ruder Club
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| Full name | The Hamburger and Germania Ruder Club e. V. | |
| abbreviation | DHuGRC | |
| Association headquarters | Alsterufer 21 20354 Hamburg |
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| Founded | July 16, 1836 in Hamburg | |
| Training waters | Alster | |
| Chairman | Kai Daniels | |
| Members | 850 | |
| Homepage | www.der-club.de | |
The Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club (simply called the club by its members ) is a traditional rowing club from the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel in the district of Rotherbaum on the west side of the Outer Alster . It is the second oldest non-academic rowing club in the world after the Leander Club .
history
Founded in 1836 as Der Hamburger Ruder Club (DHRC) by the brothers Cesar and Adolf Godeffroy and nine other Hamburg merchants, it is not only the oldest rowing club in Germany , but also documents the birth of rowing in Germany in general. In 1934 he joined forces with the Germania Ruder Club (GRC), which was also founded by students in Hamburg in 1853 . In addition to numerous victories in national and international regattas, winning the Olympic gold medal at the first rowing competition in 1900 represents a high point in the club's early history. School rowing is particularly encouraged in the club . The Hamburg schools Johanneum and Wilhelm-Gymnasium are affiliated to the rowing club with their respective school clubs.
The club house, built in 1906, was demolished in 2015 because it was in disrepair. At the same location, a new building supported by donations was built, which was inaugurated in 2016.
At an extraordinary general meeting on September 3, 2015, a majority decided that women can now also join the club as members.
Known members
- Johann Gustav Heckscher (1797–1865), founder
- Edgar Daniel Roß (1807–1885), founder
- Carl Hermann Merck (1809–1880), founder
- Ernst Merck (1811–1863), founder
- Johan Cesar Godeffroy (1813–1885), founder
- Edward Sieveking (1816–1904), founder
- Carl Sillem (1802–1876), founder
- Carl Hermann Wentzel (1835–1901)
- Ernst Friedrich Sieveking (1836–1909)
- Hans Heinrich Waitz
- Oscar Goßler (1875–1953), Olympic champion in Paris 1900
literature
- 100 years of the Hamburg and Germania Ruder Club , Hans Christian's printing and publishing house, undated (1936), drawings by Alfred Mahlau
- Erik Diemke, Dirk Schreyer: The Hamburg and Germania Ruder Club, 150 years of rowing in Germany , Hans Christians Verlag, Hamburg 1986
- Festschrift for the 90th anniversary of the Hamburg Rowing Club , Fuchs, Hamburg 1926
- History of the Hamburg Rowing Club from 1887–1906 , Tiedemann, Hamburg (1906)
- Gustav Kopal: From Hamburg Water Sports: Memories from the General Alster Club (1836–1912), Glogau, Hamburg 1912
- Oscar Gossler: The Germania Rowing Club Hamburg 1853-1913. Hamburg 1914.
- Large competition on the Alster near Hamburg , in: Illustrirte Zeitung , No. 72, November 16, 1844, pp. 312–314, digitized , (contemporary report from the first rowing regatta).
- The Hamburger and Germania Ruder Club 1836 - 2011. Ed. Michael Seufert; With CD. Hamburg, self-published, 2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The new building was u. a. Funded by the City of Hamburg with € 200,000 (BÜRGERSCHAFT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG, printed matter 21/2094 of November 10, 2015, page 11 ( PDF ))
- ↑ Women are welcome to the club , der-club.de, accessed on June 20, 2016
Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '38.8 " N , 9 ° 59' 50.5" E