Fencing Club Hermannia Frankfurt
| Surname | Fencing Club Hermannia Frankfurt eV |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1873 |
| Place of foundation | Frankfurt am Main |
| resolution | 1971 |
The fencing club Hermannia Frankfurt registered association ( FC Hermannia Frankfurt e.V. for short ) was from 1873 to 1971 an association for the promotion of the sport of fencing based in Frankfurt am Main . With numerous medals at the Olympic Games and German fencing championships , the Hermannia fencing club was one of the most successful German sports clubs.
history
On October 30, 1873, the Hermannia fencing club was founded in Frankfurt am Main. Individual athletes in the club, including Emil Schön , Erwin Casmir , Julius Eisenecker and Erwin Kroggel , were soon among the top German fencers.
On December 24, 1951, the then Lord Mayor of Frankfurt, Walter Kolb , presented the Hermannia Fencing Club with the silver laurel leaf on behalf of Federal President Theodor Heuss in recognition of its services .
When, in the post-war period, centers of excellence such as Bonn, Heidenheim and later the federal and Olympic base at the Tauberbischofsheim Fecht Club became bigger and more successful and the sport of fencing was sponsored by the federal government, states and industry on an unprecedented scale, the balance of power shifted considerably To the disadvantage of traditional clubs like Hermannia. The fencing landscape changed significantly as a result; Fencers from different clubs in Frankfurt came together. On September 23, 1971, after almost 100 years, Hermannia was finally dissolved, and it became part of the Universitätsfechtclub Frankfurt eV.
successes
German championships
At the German fencing championships , the Frankfurt fencers were able to win numerous individual and team championships. The following lists the athletes of Hermannia with at least five individual fencing titles:
| Surname | total | foil | Sword | saber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Casmir | 23 | 8th | 7th | 8th |
| Julius Eisenecker | 8th | 6th | 0 | 2 |
| Erwin Kroggel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Olympic games
At the Olympic Games in Athens in 1906, Emil Schön was a member of the victorious German saber and epee team. At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , Erwin Casmir won the silver medal in the individual foil fencing competition. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Helene Mayer won the silver medal, the foil team with Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker , Siegfried Lerdon and Stefan Rosenbauer won the bronze medal and the saber team with Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker and Hans-Georg Jörger won the bronze medal.
World championships
At the World Championships in Paris in 1937, Helene Mayer became world champion and the saber team with Hermannia fencers won the bronze medal.
Club structure
The club colors were black, red and blue.
Web links
- History of the fencing club Hermannia Frankfurt on the website of the successor club ufc-frankfurt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g UFC Frankfurt: History of the Universitätsfechtclub Frankfurt eV, The predecessor: Fecht-Club Hermannia eV Frankfurt (PDF; 3 pages; 177 KB). S. 2. Online at www.ufc-frankfurt.de. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Deutscher Fechter-Bund: German champions on the website of the DFB at www.fechten.org, accessed on June 22, 2017.
- ^ Deutscher Fechter-Bund: German Masters on the DFB website at www.fechten.org, accessed on June 22, 2017.