Dettlef Günther
Dettlef Günther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | German Democratic Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | August 27, 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Steinheidel-Erlabrunn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
size | 181 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
job | Electrician, qualified sports teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Single seater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
society | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Erhard Klotzsche; Eberhard Illing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | resigned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of career | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: November 20, 2012 |
Dettlef Günther (born August 27, 1954 in Steinheidel-Erlabrunn ) is a former German luge rider who competed for the GDR .
Like Ortrun Enderlein , Günther, who comes from the Erzgebirge community of Raschau , began his sports career in the soccer section of BSG Rotation Raschau . He came into contact with sled racing with trainer Heinz Dittmann, but only became a top tobogganist under trainer Erhard Klotzsche at SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal . In 1973 he won the title at the European Junior Championships on the natural toboggan run in Olang . Two years later he won the title at the European Luge Championships in 1975 in the same place . He celebrated his greatest success at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , when he was Olympic champion in single-seater with more than half a second ahead of Josef Fendt . For this success he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver. He also won the title at the Luge World Championships in 1979 at Königssee . At the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid , he could not live up to his role as favorite when he fell while in the lead in the third run; but still finished fourth overall.
Günther completed an apprenticeship as an electrician and a distance learning course to become a qualified sports teacher at the German University of Physical Culture . After his active career as a tobogganist, he worked as a trainer at SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal.
Due to an incorrect entry in his birth certificate, Günther's first name is spelled with two "t".
As an " IM judge" he worked for the Ministry for State Security of the GDR. As of November 1976, he has received multiple monetary awards for his services.
successes
World Cup victories
Single seater
No. | date | place | train |
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1. | Jan. 5, 1978 | Hammar Beach | Hammarstrand bobsleigh run |
literature
- Günther, Dettlef. In: Günter Weigel: A small chronicle of great athletes - Erzgebirge we are proud of. Rockstroh, Aue, 2004, p. 73.
- Short biography for: Günther, Dettlef . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Dettlef Günther in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Günther, Dettlef. In: Günter Weigel: A small chronicle of great athletes - Erzgebirge we are proud of. Rockstroh, Aue, 2004, p. 73.
- ↑ a b ND v. January 22, 1975, p. 5.
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung . March 25, 1976, p. 4
- ↑ "That was secret back then and it should remain secret today" . www.dradio.de. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Günther, Dettlef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German luge rider |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Steinheidel-Erlabrunn |