German championship rowing
The German Rowing Association traditionally refers to the competitions to determine the German masters in rowing as the German Championship Rowing (DMR) . There have been two events for this since 2013. At the German Small Boat Championships, the champions are determined in one and two without . The rowers from the national squad compete here to recommend themselves for the international competitions. For the other boat classes there is the German Large Boat Championships .
history
Emergence
The current form of racing rowing developed in England in the 18th century . In 1715 an Irishman held for the first time a boat race for Skull boats on the Thames . The first known regatta took place near Putney on the Thames in 1775. In 1829 there was the first eight race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge . The first German rowing club, “ Der Hamburger Ruderclub ”, was founded in 1836, followed by six others by 1869, which have survived to this day. In southern Germany, the first rowing club, the Frankfurt rowing club, was launched in 1865. In the 1870s, numerous rowing clubs were finally founded in Germany. The first German rowing regatta was held in Hamburg as early as 1844 .
The first German rowing championship was held in Frankfurt am Main in 1882 , with the “Master of Germany” being determined exclusively in the men's one . In 1883 , the Frankfurt rowing society Germania donated a challenge prize for the best German rower . After Achilles Wild won the single championship three times in a row between 1884 and 1886, the prize passed into his ownership after just a few years. Thereupon the still young German Rowing Association (DRV) , founded in 1883, donated a new prize for the “Master of Germany” in 1887, a gold chain with a diamond star and plaques on which the respective winner is engraved. It is a challenge prize that remains in the possession of the respective winner for only one year. At the German championship in single, the championship chain with a diamond star donated in 1887 is still handed over today, but only for the short time of the award ceremony.
Until 1905, championships were only held in one place and always at the place of the defending champion. It was not until 1906 that German championship rowing was also available for other types of boat.
In the meantime rowing became Olympic. Due to bad weather, however, the Olympic rowing regatta in Athens in 1896 was canceled , so that, for the first time, in 1900, Olympic medals were rowed in Paris with German participation. Olympic boat types were initially the one , the two with helmsman , the four with helmsman and the eighth .
Development over the years
The format of the DMR has been changed and adapted over and over again. In the years 1954 to 1957, the German championship rowing was held as the "all-German championship". From 1949 to 1990 there were also GDR rowing championships. In the years 1969 to 1975 and in the years 2005 to 2010 with the exception of the two-man without no racing communities , but only club teams in the German championship rowing were allowed to start. In addition, from 2005 to 2010 the German champions were determined in two separate events. At the German Small Boat Championships, only the one and two boat types competed without. For the other boat types there was the German Large Boat Championships. In 2011 and 2012, the separate championships for small boats and large boats were held again at one event. Since 2013 there have been two events for small and large boats. The small boat championships are usually held in April to select the athletes who will compete in international competitions later in the year.
The length of the course in the German championship rowing corresponds to the Olympic distance of 2000 meters. With the renewed division of the championships in 2013, the distance at the large boat championships was reduced to 1000 meters. The event has had a difficult time in German rowing for years, as with a few exceptions in small boats (one and two without) it does not represent a qualification criterion for the formation of national teams and is therefore not attended by many top athletes. All mode changes since 2005 can be traced back to this problem, which the DRV has so far tried to counteract with various test measures with little success.
The winners of all competitions in the German championship rowing are called "German Masters" and receive the DRV championship medal. The winners in the open single also receive the championship chain of the German Rowing Association. For the DRV, good placements at the small boat championships are an important selection criterion for the national team.
More competitions
Since 1997 the DRV has not only held the German championship rowing, but also “German sprint championships” in which the length of the course is at least 300 m and at most 500 m. Only club teams are allowed to start. The winners are called "German Sprint Masters" and receive the DRV championship medal.
In 2019, the first German Para rowing championships were held as part of the large boat championships . As with the large boats, the distance is 1000 meters.
Competitions held
The program of the announced competitions has changed occasionally over the years. Starting with the first edition in 1882, there were initially only men's competitions. The first women’s races were introduced in 1937 (initially as the “Reich Winner Competitions”). From 1939 onwards, the first lightweight classes were initially "Reichssieger Competitions".
Men
- One - since 1882 (with interruptions 1914-1919 and 1945-1946)
- Double scull - since 1907 (with interruptions 1909–1912, 1914–1919 and 1945–1946)
- Two without a helmsman - since 1906 (with interruptions 1914-1919 and 1945-1946)
- Two with a helmsman - from 1935 to 2004 (with interruptions 1942–1949)
- Quadruple - since 1974
- Four without a helmsman - since 1906 (with interruptions 1914–1919 and 1945–1946)
- Four with a helmsman - since 1906 (with interruptions 1909–1912, 1914–1927, 1945–1946 and 2005–2010)
- Eighth - since 1906 (with interruptions 1914–1919, 1945–1946)
- Lightweight single - since 1941 (with interruption 1945–1947)
- Lightweight double scull - since 1960
- Lightweight twos without a helmsman - since 1977
- Lightweight quadruple sculls - from 1984 to 2004 and since 2011
- Lightweight four without a helmsman - since 1939 (with interruptions 1940 and 1945-1946)
- Lightweight four-man with a helmsman - from 1940 to 1976 (with interruption 1941-1946)
- Lightweight eighth - from 1948 to 2004 and since 2011
Women
- One - since 1939 (with interruption 1945-1947)
- Double sculls - since 1939 (with interruption 1945–1946)
- Two without a helmsman - since 1970
- Quadruple - since 1985
- Quadruple scull with helmsman - from 1937 to 1984 (with interruption 1945-1946)
- Sculls with control women ( rowing style ) - 1937 to 1969 (with interruption 1943-1948)
- Foursome without a helmsman - since 1989
- Foursome with a helmswoman - from 1970 to 1988
- Eighth - from 1956 to 1957, from 1991 to 2004 and since 2011
- Lightweight single - since 1984
- Lightweight double scull - since 1985
- Lightweight two-man without a helmsman - from 1998 to 2004
- Lightweight quad without helmsman - from 1997 to 2004 and since 2011
- Lightweight foursome without a helmsman - from 1986 to 1996
Mixed
Prizes of honor
Successful teams and clubs are given the following honorary prizes at the German Championship Rowing, all of which are walking prizes:
- The most successful club has been determined since 1967 by scoring final positions in all competitions. He receives the "German Association Cup", which was previously known as the "Dr. Oskar Ruperti Prize" from 1960 to 1966 and is still unofficially called that today. Oskar Ruperti (1877-1958) was a sports official and from 1919 to 1926 chairman of the German Rowing Association.
- The German master in one of the men receives the "master chain".
- The Dr. Walter Wülfing Memorial Prize went from 1991 to 1998 to the victorious team in the four-man with a helmsman , and since 1999 to the victorious four-man without a helmsman . It is awarded in memory of the former DRV chairman Walter Wülfing (1901–1986) by the Ruderclub Deutschland Foundation.
- The Karl Adam Memorial Prize has been awarded to the victorious team in the eighth men and their coaches since 1977. It is named after the rowing coach Karl Adam (1912–1976).
Web links
- Wilfried Hoffmann: German championship rowing from 1882 until today (1st – 3rd place). Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08 , accessed on October 19, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ^ German Rowing Association (Ed.): Rowing Almanach 2004 . Limpert, Wiebelsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7853-1694-1 , p. 212 .
- ↑ Rowing competition rules (RWR) of the German Rowing Association. (PDF; 676 kB) (No longer available online.) Deutscher Ruderverband , p. 21ff , archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved November 20, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b German Championship Rowing (DMR) for women and men from 1882 to today (places 1 to 3). In: rrk-online.de. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
- ^ German championships. In: rudern.de. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Christian Klütt: Colorful championship festival unites the rowing family in Hamburg. In: rudern.de. July 1, 2019, accessed April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Dr. Oskar Ruperti Prize. (No longer available online.) In: www.rudern.de. German Rowing Association, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Master chain. (No longer available online.) In: www.rudern.de. German Rowing Association, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dr. Walter Wülfing Memorial Prize. (No longer available online.) In: www.rudern.de. German Rowing Association, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Karl Adam Memorial Prize. (No longer available online.) In: www.rudern.de. German Rowing Association, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
