Günter Dohrow

Günter Dohrow
Full name	Günter Kurt Werner Dohrow
nation	BR Germany
birthday	August 15, 1927
place of birth	Berlin ,  German Empire
size	177 cm
Weight	69 kg
job	Teacher
date of death	June 27, 2008
Place of death	Berlin ,  Germany
Career
discipline	Middle-distance running , cross-country running
Best performance	800 m: 1: 48.2 min 1500 m: 3: 42.8 min
society	SC Charlottenburg (1948–1968) Berliner SC
Trainer	Bert Sumser
Medal table
German championships 2 × 10 × 2 ×
German championships silver Berlin 1952 1500 m gold Augsburg 1953 800 m silver Augsburg 1953 4 × 400 m silver Hamburg 1954 1500 m silver Hamburg 1954 4 × 400 m bronze Frankfurt am Main 1955 800 m gold Berlin 1956 1500 m silver Hassloch 1956 Cross-country team bronze Düsseldorf 1957 1500 m silver Drake 1957 Cross-country team silver Hanover 1958 1500 m silver Ingolstadt 1958 Cross-country team silver Düsseldorf 1961 3 × 1000 m silver Hamburg 1962 3 × 1000 m

Günter Kurt Werner Dohrow (born August 15, 1927 in Berlin ; † June 27, 2008 there ) was a German athlete and handball player . In athletics, he specialized in middle-distance running.

biography

Günter Dohrow, born in the Berlin district of Neukölln , was considered a gold favorite at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki over 1500 m . During training, however, Werner Lueg ran after him with his spikes. Although Dohrow was able to reach the semi-finals, but was eliminated there. In the following year he was able to secure the gold medal over 800 m at the German Championships in Augsburg . At the European Championships in 1954 Dohrow finished eighth in the 1500 m race . As the new German champion over 1500 m , he traveled to the Olympic Games in Melbourne , where he started both over 800 and 1500 m. But this time too, the Berliner was not spared from injuries and did not get past the lead because of his Achilles tendon. In total, Dohrow took part in 25 international matches and numerous ISTAF events . Dohrow, who was trained by Bert Sumser , was nicknamed "The Flying Elementary School Teacher ", which can be traced back to his profession as a teacher . In addition to athletics, he played handball at TSV Rudow 1888 .

Web links

• Günter Dohrow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Manuel Holscher: Günther Dohrow is looking forward to returning to the Olympic Stadium. In: Berliner Morgenpost . September 14, 2007, accessed February 10, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Günter Dohrow - "the flying elementary school teacher and middle-distance star of the fifties" has passed away. June 28, 2008, accessed February 10, 2020 .