Günther Zumkeller

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Günther Zumkeller is a former German rower .

Career

Günther Zumkeller comes from the Lake Constance area. He became a member of the Neptun rowing club from Constance. His discipline within the rowing sport was the two without a helmsman . With his long-term partner Dieter Bender he became German champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 . At the same time as the national competitions, he and his boat with Bender were also used successfully internationally. He won a gold medal at the 1961 European Championships in Prague and a silver medal at the 1963 European Championships in Copenhagen.

The highlight of his career was winning a gold medal at the World Championships in Lucerne in 1962 .

On March 31, 1962, he and his partner Dieter Bender were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for their athletic achievements .

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the RV Neptun in 1985, he was made an honorary member as one of nine members of the association.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The greatest successes & awards. In: www.rvneptun.de. Rowing club "Neptun" e. V. (Konstanz), accessed on March 12, 2019 .
  2. ^ Karl Adam : Golden rain on the Bagvaerdsee. In: www.zeit.de. Die Zeit , August 23, 1963, accessed on March 12, 2019 .
  3. ↑ German Bundestag : Drucksache 7/1040 (PDF; 1.7 MB), September 26, 1973, p. 75, accessed on January 29, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Zumkeller, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rowing athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century