Dietmar Samulski

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Dietmar Samulski (born February 7, 1950 in Gummersbach ; † December 1, 2012 in Belo Horizonte ) was a German sports psychologist .

Life

Samulski graduated from the German Sport University in Cologne in 1974 as a qualified sports teacher, and in 1977 he obtained a degree in psychology from the University of Bonn . Between 1972 and 1977 he worked at the Sports University in Cologne, first as a student assistant, then as a research assistant. On October 1, 1977, he took up a position as a sports pedagogue in Cali, Colombia, as part of a development project for the Society for Technical Cooperation. In 1982 he returned to the Sport University in Cologne and became a research assistant at the Psychological Institute. In 1985 Samulski presented his work (title: "Self-motivation in physical education - analysis of self-motivation processes on the basis of concepts of motivation theory, relevant intervention programs and an interview study with pupils and sports teachers") to obtain a doctorate in sports science.

In 1987 Samulski went to Belo Horizonte, Brazil,  and took up a visiting professorship at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais . From 1998 to 2002 he headed the sports psychological laboratory at the university and from 2006 to 2008 the center for athletic excellence. In 2010 Samulski took over the professorship for sports psychology at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. From 2002 to 2006 he was Chairman of the Brazilian Association for Sports Psychology and from 2006 to 2011 President of the South American Association for Sports Psychology. For health reasons, he resigned from university on August 1, 2011.

His main research areas were psychological training and competition support, school sports and top-class sports. He dealt with questions of mental training, the aspects of overtraining, motivation, communication and stress.

Samulski published scientific articles in German, English, Spanish and Portuguese, his book "Psicologia do esporte: conceitos e novas perspectivas" is considered a standard work in sports psychology in Brazil.

As a sports psychologist, he supervised numerous teams and individual athletes in top sport, including the Brazilian women's national team in 1993 and 1994, the Brazilian women's national handball team in 1997 and the Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte soccer team in 1996 . Samulski was part of the Brazilian delegation as a sports psychologist at several world sporting events, including the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jens Broens: Working Group for Sport Psychology | Current. Retrieved November 14, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Samulski, Dietmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Gummersbach
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 2012
Place of death Belo Horizonte