Falk Thiele
Falk Thiele (born December 16, 1962 ; † April 23, 2008 at Deute ) was a German archer and trainer.
Falk Thiele began archery in 1976 and was a multiple German champion in his active career as an archer. After his active career, he became a trainer and worked from 1998 to 2000 as co-national coach in the Olympic discipline of recurve archery , after which he was national trainer in the non-Olympic discipline of compound bow until his death . He also acted as a FITA world association trainer and was the only German who ever worked as a trainer for the successful Koreans. Thiele was trainer for archery trainers of the DSB License CBA for recurve, blank and compound bows and member of the committee for training of the DSB as well as responsible for the trainer training in the DSB. He was also the state trainer in Hesse. The greatest success was winning the bronze medal with the women's team at the 2003 World Championships in New York.
During his time as national coach since 1998 there were several successes of German athletes, including multiple Grand Prix wins in individual and with the team, multiple titles and runner-up titles at the European Championships for juniors and adults, and multiple second places at world championships for juniors and adults. Several of his athletes set world and European records in the junior and adult classes.
Thiele, married father of two, had a fatal accident with his motorcycle near Kassel at the age of 45 shortly before the European Championships in 2008.
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- DSB compound trainer Falk Thiele had a fatal accident
- DSB compound trainer Falk Thiele had a fatal accident
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thiele, Falk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archer and trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1962 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 2008 |
| Place of death | Gudensberg |