Dieter catcher

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Dieter Fänger (born October 12, 1925 - † March 8, 2016 ) was a German sword fencer , German champion and Olympic participant. In the 1970s he was Vice President of the German Fencing Association . He fought at RFC Düsseldorf.

Life and Achievements

Catcher took part in the 1960 Olympic Games both in men's epee singles and with the team. Together with Paul Gnaier , Fritz Zimmermann , Georg Neuber , Helmut Anschütz and Walter Köstner , he finished fifth with the team. In the individual, he was eliminated in the third of five rounds. In 1961 he won the German individual championships, and in 1958 he was runner-up. He took part in a total of five fencing world championships and narrowly missed the entry into the final round in 1961 after a playoff.

Fänger worked as a detective director and, after his active career, Vice President Sport of the German Fencing Association. He was considered a supporter of the controversial coach Emil Beck, who was controversial because of his new training methods .

Fänger was a holder of the Federal Cross of Merit.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dieter Fänger in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
  2. ↑ Tables in the German Fencing Association (Ed.), Andreas Schirmer (Red): En Garde! Allez! Touchez! 100 Years of Fencing in Germany - A Success Story , Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2012. Page 218ff.
  3. ↑ a b Dieter Fänger passed away. Deutscher Fechter-Bund, March 28, 2016, accessed on March 31, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Envy in the game. Der Spiegel 48/1984, November 26, 1984, accessed on March 31, 2016 .
  5. ↑ trauer.rp-online.de memorial page of Dieter Fänger. In: rp-online.de. trauer.rp-online.de, accessed on April 4, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Catcher, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fencer, German champion and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1925
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 2016