Heinz Häussler

Heinz Häußler (born November 7, 1940 in Lindau ) is a former German gymnast and active windsurfer.

Heinz Häußler on the pommel horse in 1969

Life

Heinz Häußler, born as the second of three siblings, was interested in a wide variety of sports as a child, and the proximity to Lake Constance in particular shaped his passion for water sports. But since he followed his brother Horst to the local gymnastics club at an early age and his talent was recognized there, he decided to pursue a gymnastics career. After graduating from school, he completed an apprenticeship as a painter and then switched to the riot police : He also did gymnastics for USC Munich and crowned his gymnastics career with two Olympic competitions in Mexico in 1968 and Munich in 1972 .

After finishing his career, he obtained his diploma in sports teaching at the University of Mainz , from then on worked as a primary school teacher for sports and typing / IT in Oberschleißheim and moved with his wife and two children to neighboring Unterschleißheim . Since his time as a teacher, he has also been involved as a trainer in the successful gymnastics department of SV Lohhof .

Since the "invention" of windsurfing in the 1970s, he has been very interested in this sport and has made a sport for himself a second time. Since then he has regularly participated in regattas throughout Germany as well as in European and world championships. In 2009, at the age of 69, he became world champion in his age group at the "Masters World Raceboard Championships".

Career as an artistic gymnast

1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 German champion on pommel horse .
Olympic Games Mexico 1968 : 8th place in the team all-around competition
Olympic Games Munich 1972 : 5th place in the team all-around competition

Windsurfing

2009 World Champion in his age group at the "Masters World Raceboard Championships" in Warnemünde
In 2010 he was able to defend this title in Martigues (France).
In 2013, at the age of 72, he took part in the "Masters World Raceboard Championships", the world championships in windsurfing, and made it to third place in the veteran class.
In 2015 he won the championship title at the "German Masters for Raceboards" in class 75+.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b National Olympic Committee for Germany (ed.): The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . pro Sport Munich 1972, July 31, 1972, p. 184 .
↑ Hubert Krebs: trainer. In: www.svlohhof.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Windsurfing World Champion at the age of 69: Heinz Häusler defends his world championship title. August 20, 2010, accessed August 18, 2016 .
↑ International Raceboard Class. In: www.raceboard.org. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
↑ The third best in the world when it comes to surfing. June 24, 2013, accessed August 18, 2016 .
↑ Lohhofer Windsurfer WINS - Over the waves. In: www.wochenanzeiger.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Häussler, Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Häussler, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German gymnast and windsurfer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lindau

[:1-1] National Olympic Committee for Germany (ed.): The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . pro Sport Munich 1972, July 31, 1972, p. 184 .

[2] Hubert Krebs: trainer. In: www.svlohhof.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .

[:0-3] Windsurfing World Champion at the age of 69: Heinz Häusler defends his world championship title. August 20, 2010, accessed August 18, 2016 .

[4] International Raceboard Class. In: www.raceboard.org. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .

[5] The third best in the world when it comes to surfing. June 24, 2013, accessed August 18, 2016 .

[6] Lohhofer Windsurfer WINS - Over the waves. In: www.wochenanzeiger.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .