Heinz Renneberg
Karl Heinz Renneberg (born October 29, 1927 in Gelsenkirchen , † October 25, 1999 in Herne ) was a rower from the Federal Republic of Germany, who became an Olympic champion in a two-man team in 1960 .
He started rowing in 1941. In 1951 and 1952 he was together with Heinz Eichholz German champion in two without a helmsman . At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , the two finished third in the preliminary run. They did not take part in the hope race because Eichholz fell ill.
In 1960 he won the all-German Olympic qualification in a pair with helmsman together with Bernhard Knubel and helmsman Klaus Zerta .
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the regattas took place on Lake Albano . The German boat won the lead in 7: 31.64 minutes. In the final, the boat won in 7: 29.14 with just under a second ahead of the boat from the Soviet Union.
The trained machine fitter joined the Gelsenkirchen rowing club . In total, Renneberg won over 120 regattas.
He was honored for his sporting success by being awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf .
literature
- Karl Lennartz , Walter Teutenberg: Olympic participants in Westphalia. Biographies Athens 1896 to Munich 1972. Kassel 1993, ISBN 3-928562-58-4 .
Web links
- Heinz Renneberg in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 74
1900: Brandt , Klein , Stm. Brockmann / unknown helmsman (mixed crew) | Intermediate games 1906 (1000 m and 1 mile): Bruna , Fontanella , Stm. Cesana (ITA) | 1920: Olgeni , Scatturin , Stm. De Filip (ITA) | 1924: Candeveau , Felber , Stm. Lachapelle (SUI) | 1928: H. Schöchlin , K. Schöchlin , Stm. Bourquin (SUI) | 1932: Schauers , Kieffer , Stm. Jennings (USA) | 1936: Gustmann , Adamski , Stm. Arend (GER) | 1948: Pedersen , Henriksen , Stm. Andersen (DEN) | 1952: Salles , Mercier , Stm. Malivoire (FRA) | 1956: Ayrault , Findlay , Stm. Seiffert (USA) | 1960: Knubel , Renneberg , Stm. Zerta (EUA) | 1964: Ferry , Findlay , Stm. Mitchell (USA) | 1968: Baran , Sambo , Stm. Cipolla (ITA) | 1972: Gunkel , Lucke , Stm. Neubert (GDR) | 1976, 1980: yearling , Ulrich , Stm. Spohr (GDR) | 1984, 1988: C. Abbagnale , G. Abbagnale , Stm. Di Capua (ITA) | 1992: J. Searle , G. Searle , Stm. Herbert (GBR)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Renneberg, Heinz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Renneberg, Karl Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower, Olympic champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gelsenkirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1999 |
| Place of death | Herne |