Gabriele Badorek

Gabriele Badorek

Player information
birthday	20th September 1952
place of birth	Rostock , GDR
citizenship	German
height	1.80 m
Playing position	Back room
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
1974-1988	SC Empor Rostock
National team
	Games (goals)
GDR

Gabriele "Gabi" Badorek (born September 20, 1952 in Rostock , also Soltau-Badorek ) is a former German handball player . With the national team of the German Democratic Republic , she won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics . The back space player appeared in June 1974 under the name Soltau-Badorek.

Career

At club level Badorek played for SC Empor Rostock in the major league . After the upheaval as a result of the poor performance at the 1973 World Cup , Badorek was appointed to the national team for the first time in March 1974 for the fifth national tournament of the German Handball Association (DHV) for the DFD Cup in Neubrandenburg . With five goals in the 11:11 draw in the last tournament game against Yugoslavia , she contributed significantly to second place among six teams. On June 21, 1976 Badorek was appointed by the National Olympic Committee of the GDR in the 14-member squad of the national team for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Canada . At the games at the end of July 1976 Badorek won the silver medal with the national team; the 180 cm tall and 75 kg heavy player was used in all five games and scored three hits. In February 1977 Badorek came to her last assignment for the A national team, a month later she was used in the B national team. Badorek played for her Rostock home club until at least February 1978.

Web links

• Gabriele Badorek in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Cup revenge in women's handball. ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Berliner Zeitung from June 12, 1974, p. 11.
2. ↑ National handball tournament for the DFD Cup. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Neues Deutschland from March 24, 1974, p. 8.
3. ↑ Handball world champion kidnapped the trophy. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Neues Deutschland from April 1, 1974, p. 7.
4. ↑ You represent the GDR at the Summer Olympics. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Neues Deutschland from June 22, 1976, p. 6.
5. ↑ Silver won in Montreal. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Neues Deutschland from August 3, 1976, p. 7 (Badorek in the 5th row, 4th from the left).
6. ↑ International handball matches remain in the spotlight. ( Memento of April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Berliner Zeitung of February 3, 1977, p. 11.
7. ↑ Almost a revenge with good litters. ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Berliner Zeitung of March 12, 1977, p. 4.
8. ↑ High away wins for Leipzig's handball women. ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Neues Deutschland from February 20, 1978, p. 8.