German Rowing Club from 1884
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| Surname | German rowing club from 1884 e. V. |
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| Founded | 1884 (merger in 1947) |
| Association headquarters | Roesebeckstrasse 1, 30449 Hanover |
| Members | 389 (2018) |
| Chairman | Robin Aden |
| Homepage | www.drc1884.de |
The German Rowing Club from 1884 e. V. (DRC from 1884) is a rowing club in Hanover , whose boathouse has stood on the Ihme River in the Linden-Süd district since 1948 . The association currently has 389 members and has 83 rowing boats. The only sport practiced is rowing . Robin Aden has been the spokesman for the board of directors (chairman) since 2018.
history
The DRC from 1884 is the amalgamation of three former clubs and was created in 1947 from the merger of the rowing club Germany from 1884 and the rowing society Hannover-Linden ("Ha-Li"), founded in 1899. The rowing club "Triton" was founded in 1928 by 1885 absorbed into the rowing club Germany .
It is one of the 50 oldest rowing clubs in Germany. Well-known personalities in German rowing, including Dr. Walter Wülfing , former president and NOK member, are directly connected to the rowing club. The greatest success is the gold medal in Germany eighth at the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968, which Wolfgang Hottenrott brought to Hanover with great acclaim.
Sports operations
The rowing area of the DRC is the Hanoverian rivers Ihme and Leine in the city area. In the boathouse there is a fitness room and a rowing pool for members . The club has a strong competitive sports orientation, especially in the youth department, but also has a popular sports group and one for para rowers . The Humboldtschule Gymnasium in Hanover is a cooperation partner in competitive sports.
Personalities
- Walter Wülfing , President of the DRC from 1947 to 1961, President of the German Rowing Association from 1949 to 1966 as well as a functionary in several sports associations, including NOK member and Vice President of the DSB
- Edgar Heidorn (1941–2020), German champion and Olympic substitute participant
- Wolfgang Hottenrott won the Olympic gold medal in eighth place in 1968
- Frank Richter won two Olympic medals in the eighth place in 1992 and 1996
literature
- 100 years of the German Rowing Club from 1984 , Hanover: self-published, 1984
- Karl-Heinz Grotjahn MA: German Rowing Club (DRC) Hanover. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 130.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 45 " N , 9 ° 43 ′ 23.3" E