Hans Bichelmeier

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Hans Bichelmeier (born April 3, 1933 in Mannheim ; † February 19, 2016 ) was a German rower .

He joined the Mannheim rowing club Amicitia from 1876 at the age of 15 . As the helmsman of the foursome with , he achieved second place in 1951 and third place in the German rowing championships in 1952 . In 1953 he won the German championship with the eighth in the local Mühlauhafen . The following year the Mannheimers were able to defend the title in Hanover. Another title win succeeded Bichelmeier in 1955 with the foursome.

From 1963 to 1973 he was a coach at Amicitia and as the national coach of the Skuller, Bichelmeier took part in the Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972 . During this time, Mannheim won ten German championships and Jochen Meißner , supervised by Bichelmeier, became European champion in 1965 and won Olympic silver in Mexico in 1968.

Entrepreneur by profession, Bichelmeier was chairman of the Friends of the Mannheim Art Gallery for 15 years . He was also involved as chairman of the Mannheim German Olympic Society, on the board of the Mannheim Cityscape Association, on the board of trustees of the Pop Academy and as a member of the Senate of the Free Academy of Arts.

Bichelmeier received the Silver Bay Leaf in 1953 . He was also awarded the Golden Coaching Pin of the German Rowing Association , the Schiller Badge of the City of Mannheim and the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg . In 2003 he received the Bloomaulorden and in 2011 the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class .

literature

  • Walter Pahl : Mannheim² and its Bloomäuler . Mannheim 2007. ISBN 978-3-00-023506-1 , pp. 204-207
  • 125 years of Mannheim rowing club Amicitia v. 1876 ​​e. V. Mannheim 2001

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for Hans Bichelmeier, SWR Landesschau , accessed on February 27, 2016
  2. ↑ Obituary
  3. ↑ Peter W. Ragge: The witty ball lightning and his "Männele" , Mannheimer Morgen April 3, 2013, p. 20

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personal data
SURNAME Bichelmeier, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rower
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH 19th February 2016