Dieter Rauchbach

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Dieter Rauchbach (born April 9, 1934 in Naumburg ) is a former German wrestler . He was an Olympian in 1960 and a nine-time GDR champion in both styles.

Career

Dieter (Hans-Dieter) Rauchbach began wrestling as a teenager. His first club was the SC Lok Naumburg . He later moved to SC Chemie Halle , to which he belonged until the end of his career. At the beginning of his career he wrestled in both styles, from 1956 he then concentrated on the free style.

In 1954 he appeared for the first time in a list of winners at a German championship. He took part in one of the last all-German junior championships in Karlsruhe. From 1955 onwards only separate championships were held (Federal Republic of Germany and GDR). In Karlsruhe he took 4th place in the Greco-Roman style in the light heavyweight division. In 1955 he was first GDR champion in free style in the light heavyweight division before Fritz Fleischhauer from SC Motor Artern. He was also GDR champion in free style in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 in the light heavyweight division, in 1961 in the heavyweight division and again in 1962 in the light heavyweight division. In 1962 he was also GDR light heavyweight champion in the Greco-Roman style.

In 1958 Dieter Rauschbach started at the World Cup in Sofia. In the 1950s, world championships were held alternately in the individual styles. In 1958 there were Greco-Roman styles, but none in free style. In order to enable freestyle wrestlers to take part in a major international event, the FILA held a Freestyle World Cup in Sofia in 1958. Dieter Rauchbach also started for the GDR at this event, which was attended by the entire world elite. He lost there in the light heavyweight division in his first fight against Petko Sirakow from Bulgaria on shoulder and then scored points over Czesław , Poland and Reşit Karabacak , Turkey. But with that he had scored 5 missing points and had to retire, but achieved an excellent 5th place. The winner of this tournament was Anatoly Albul from the Soviet Union ahead of Gholamreza Takhti , Iran, Karabacak and Petko Sirakow.

In 1959 Dieter Rauchbach started at the world championship in free style in Tehran. In the light heavyweight division he went on the mat three times and fought against Lucjan Stepczyński, Poland, Boris Kulajew , USSR and Maurice Jacquel , France each time. With that he had 6 missing points, had to retire undefeated and finished in 6th place.

In 1960 Dieter Rauchbach prevailed in the elimination for the all-German Olympic team. In the free style he won the light heavyweight division in front of Fritz Dirscherl from Kelheim, Walter Müller from Leipzig and Ernst Ganßert from Frankfurt am Main. Things did not go well for him at the Olympic tournament in Rome, because he lost his first fight against Viking Palm from Sweden on points and was surprisingly shouldered by the Indian Sajan Singh in his second fight . He was eliminated and only came in 15th place.

From 1961 to 1963 he was no longer at the start in any international championships. In 1964, the GDR wrestling association used Dieter Rauchbach again in the elimination for the all-German Olympic team. However, he failed to Heinz Kiehl from KSV Oggersheim, against whom he wrestled in a draw in Dortmund, but lost on points in Leipzig. This gave Heinz Kiehl the starting place at the Olympics.

International success

year space competition style Weight class Results
1957 2. Intern. Tournament in Jena F. Semi-difficult behind György Gurics , Hungary, in front of Gogenishvili, USSR
1958 5. World Cup in Sofia F. Semi-difficult after a defeat against Petko Sirakow, Bulgaria and victories over Czeslaw, Poland and Karabacak, Turkey
1959 6th World Cup in Tehran F. Semi-difficult after a draw against Lucjan Stepczyński, Poland, Boris Kulajew, USSR and Maurice Jacquel, France
1960 15th OS in Rome F. Semi-difficult after losing to Viking Palm, Sweden and Sajan Singh, India
1962 1. "Werner-Seelenbinder" tournament in Leipzig F. Semi-difficult before Horst Czech, GDR and Dimitri Ogorodnik, USSR

GDR championships

year space style Weight class Results
1954 4th GR Semi-difficult behind Herbert Albrecht , SC Motor Zella-Mehlis, Fritz Fleischhauer, SC Motor Artern and Günter Keil, SG Dynamo Luckenwalde
1955 1. F. Semi-difficult in front of Fritz Fleischhauer and Horst Unger, SC activist Neuölsnitz
1955 2. GR Semi-difficult behind Horst Unger, in front of Hans Täsch, SG Dynamo Luckenwalde
1956 1. F. Semi-difficult before Horst Neumann, SC Aufbau Berlin and Horst Ungern
1956 4th GR Semi-difficult behind Herbert Albrecht, Hermann Borchers, SC Leipzig and Günter Pötsch, SC Motor Jena
1957 1. F. Semi-difficult in front of Hartmut Fleischhauer, SC Motor Artern and Reiner Kahl, SC Motor Jena
1958 1. F. Semi-difficult in front of Walter Engel, SC Dynamo Luckenwalde and Bruno Finzel, SC Lok Leipzig
1959 1. F. Semi-difficult in front of Lothar Möckel, SC activist Lugau and Werner Köhler, SC Dynamo Dresden
1960 1. F. Semi-difficult before Walter Müller, SC Lok Leipzig and Werner Köhler
1961 1. F. Heavy in front of Bruno Neubauer, SC Vorwärts Neubrandenburg and Falko Müller, ASK Vorwärts Rostock
1962 1. GR Semi-difficult before Günter Pötsch and Falko Müller
1962 1. F. Semi-difficult in front of Günter Pötsch and Werner Geske, SC Vorwärts Markneukirchen
Explanations
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
  • GR = Greco-Roman style, F = freestyle
  • Light heavy weight up to 1961 up to 87 kg, heavy weight over 87 kg body weight; Lightweight from 1962 up to 97 kg body weight

literature

  • Athletics magazine
  • Documentation of FILA International Wrestling Championships 1896 to 1976, publisher FILA, 1976
  • One hundred years of wrestling in Germany, anniversary publication of the German Wrestling Federation, 1991
  • 1972 yearbook of the German Wrestling Federation, 1972

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Rauchbach, Dieter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rauchbach, Hans-Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Naumburg