Georg Zipfel (cross-country skier)
Georg Zipfel 
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 Federal Republic of Germany Germany
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| birthday | May 13, 1953 | ||
| place of birth | Freiburg in Breisgau | ||
| size | 179 cm | ||
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| society | SV Kirchzarten | ||
| National squad | since 1974 | ||
| status | resigned | ||
| End of career | 1982 | ||
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Georg Zipfel (born May 13, 1953 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a former German cross-country skier . After completing his active career in 1982, he worked in various coaching areas at DSV in the cross-country skiing area.
Early years
Georg Zipfel grew up as one of four children of a postal worker. All four children, including his brother Peter , came into contact with cross-country skiing at an early age. The father supported the sporting ambitions of his offspring. Georg Zipfel joined SV Kirchzarten and trained under the later national coach Georg Suttner . Under Suttner, Zipfel won four championship titles at youth and junior championships.
In 1971, after completing his training as a wholesaler, Georg Zipfel joined the German armed forces. Since he was appointed to the national squad shortly before, he was able to complete his military service with the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr .
At the Junior European Championships in 1972 he won two medals, a gold and a silver. In 1973 he was also voted the world's best junior after winning 31 of 33 races, including a race at the Holmenkollenspiele in Oslo .
Active career among seniors
In 1972 Georg Zipfel took part in the German Senior Championships for the first time and started over 15 km. In 1974 he became German champion for the first time. With his victory over his parade route of 15 km, he replaced the then dominant athlete Walter Demel . In 1974 he was again champion over this route. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1974 in Falun he finished 24th. The then unofficial World Cup he finished 15th.
In 1976 Georg Zipfel took part in the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck . While he came in 23rd place over 50 km and 14th place over 30 km, he was able to advance over 15 km to 7th place. There was also a ninth place with the men's relay. The year was extremely successful for Georg Zipfel. He won the German championship over 30 km and finished 12th in the still unofficial World Cup.
At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1978 , Georg Zipfel finished 26th over 15 km. As a member of the men's relay, he was able to celebrate sixth place together with his three years younger brother Peter .
Georg Zipfel became German champion 18 times, including five championships in individual disciplines. In addition to the championships mentioned above, he became champion over 15 km in 1979 and over 30 km in 1980. In 1982 he ended his active career.
Coaching career
After the end of his active career, Georg Zipfel attended the Cologne Trainer Academy of the German Olympic Sports Confederation . In 1983 he received his coaching diploma and was hired by the DSV as a junior coach. As a former competitive athlete, the decisions made by his coaching colleagues and officials were too slow for him. In 1986 Zipfel became head coach of the women's team. But the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1987 in Oberstdorf turned into a disaster. Zipfel accused his athletes of unprofessional thinking .
In the same year, Zipfel switched back to promoting young talent. The success of one of his protégés, Johann Mühlegg , led the DSV to make Zipfel the discipline trainer of the men's team in 1992. Shortly afterwards he was promoted to national coach of the men's team, replacing Jürgen Seifert. His time as national coach was overshadowed by the so-called "ghost affair", in the course of which his model protégé, the strict Catholic Mühlegg, accused his coach of spiritualism . Zipfel took Mühlegg to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , but when Mühlegg continued to bring accusations against Zipfel, he was suspended from the team for the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay . Mühlegg's team-mate Jochen Behle described the national coach as overwhelmed with the seniors and accused him of incompetence.
After the World Cup, Georg Zipfel was reassigned to the junior team to ensure good preparation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . After the Games, Zipfel became a cross-country discipline trainer for the perspective squad for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . Due to the success of his juniors at the world championships in Saalfelden , where six medals were won, Zipfel took over the office of national coach cross-country skiing again from February to April 1999 and then returned to the junior division.
In 2003 Georg Zipfel was appointed technical manager for cross-country skiing and also held the position of coordinator for cross-country skiing / biathlon at the DSV. Together with the sports scientist Prof. Dr. Ansgar Schwirtz from the Technical University of Munich , he developed the pursuit race. In order to combine the classic with the free running style, the skiathlon was first developed, which was followed by the double pursuit. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 in Oberstdorf , he acted as race director.
The enthusiastic driver Georg Zipfel, who also enjoys alpine skiing as a hobby and plays the accordion , remained loyal to the offspring in the period that followed. As the sporting director of cross-country skiing, he looked after the juniors at their 2010 World Championship competitions in Hinterzarten. In August 2012, Zipfel was in Mongolia dispatched to the barred from "FIS Solidarity concept" training camp to care for Mongolian young athletes as a coach.
Web links
- Georg Zipfel in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Junior Zipfel distanced Walter Demel , PNP , issue No. 53 from Saturday, March 4, 1972.
- ↑ Report in the kicker from December 29, 1993
- ^ Report in the Schwäbische Zeitung from January 27, 1987
- ↑ Report in the Schwäbische Zeitung from June 30, 1995
- ↑ Report in the kicker from December 29, 1993
- ↑ Report in the xc-ski portal
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zipfel, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cross-country skier and national coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |