Hans Borowik

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Hans Borowik (born May 22, 1887 in Charlottenburg , † July 24, 1961 in Basel ) was a German author and sports functional .

Life

In 1905 the German marathon over 40 kilometers was held in Berlin for the second time after 1898, today these runs are regarded as German championships . On April 9, 1905, Robert Petermann won ahead of Hermann Müller from SC Teutonia 99 Berlin and Hans Borowik from SC Charlottenburg . In 1908 Borowik began his work as Carl Diem's private secretary , with whom he then became a lifelong friend. On March 14, 1910, he was appointed the first managing director of the German Sports Authority for Athletics, and he did this part-time job until 1911. Later Borowik was secretary at the German Sports Confederation .

Borowik was in the United States from 1913 to 1921. After his return he became editor of the daily Berliner Sportblatt . In the 1920s, Borowik was also one of the first broadcast speakers in Berlin. Borowik took part in the Summer Olympics as a journalist from 1908 to 1936.

Borowik published numerous sports books between 1923 and 1956, in particular several publications appeared on the occasion of the 1936 Olympic Games. Much of his archive burned down during World War II . His archive, which was rebuilt after the war, was sold by his sisters to the German Sport University in Cologne after his death .

Publications

The list is based on the entry in the German National Library.

  • The Berlin indoor sports festivals, their origins and history . Fischer-Druck, Berlin 1923
  • Forest run. Origin u. Story . Fischer-Druck, Berlin 1924
  • History of German athletics; From the first beginnings to the present . G. Hackebeil, Berlin 1926
  • Who are the athletes? Press office d. 11th Olympiad, Belin 1936
  • Who is it at the 1936 Olympics? Reichssportverlag, Berlin 1936
  • Olympic record winner . Köbner & Co, Altona 1936
  • Olympic fighters in words and pictures . E. Wernitz & Co, Berlin 1936
  • All the Olympics in one volume . E. Wernitz & Co, Berlin 1936
  • 300 racing drivers in one volume . Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin 1937
  • Olympic fighter 1940 . Limpert, Berlin 1939
  • Trainer Tom . Sportdienst-Verlag, Cologne 1948 (via the trainer Tom Barden)
  • World sport lexicon . New West German Publishing Company, Essen 1956

literature

  • Hippolyt Graf von Norman (ed.): Deutsches Sportlexikon - Berlin: Schwabacher, 1928
  • Alfred Petermann: Sports Lexicon. - Cologne: Book and Time, 1969

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ^ Karl Lennartz : Marathon run. From the beginning to van Aaken. Spiridon, Erkrath 2005, ISBN 3922011241 . P. 18f
  2. ^ Klaus Amrhein: Biographical Handbook on the History of German Athletics 1898-2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft p. 120
  3. ↑ When coach Schröder met Hans Borowik . Article from January 14, 2017 in the Thuringian regional newspaper, Jena
  4. ↑ The rediscovery of Hans Borowik . Article from December 14, 2016 in the Thuringian State Newspaper, Jena
  5. ^ Klaus Amrhein: Biographical Handbook on the History of German Athletics 1898-2005 . P. 120
  6. ^ Entry in the DNB
personal data
SURNAME Borowik, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and sports official
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottenburg
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1961
Place of death Basel