Helmer Boelsen
Helmer Boelsen [ ˈboːlzən ] (born January 13, 1925 in Frankfurt am Main ; † September 30, 2015 ) was a German sports journalist .
Helmer Boelsen worked as a sports journalist since 1947. From 1963 to 1965 he was the editor of Sport-Illustrierte in Munich , at the UCI World Championships in 1966 in Cologne , Frankfurt and at the Nürburgring as the press officer. From 1968 to 1971 he worked as a sports editor at United Press International in Frankfurt. He then worked as a sports editor at Frankfurter Rundschau until he retired . In addition to his work as a journalist, he has published books on cycling and football. Most recently he was active as a freelance journalist.
Between 1951 and 1999 Boelsen took part in 45 cycling world championships, accompanied the Tour de France 30 times and the Tour of Germany 15 times . He was also on site as a reporter at the Olympic Games and World and European Championships in football . For many years he was also responsible for the press work for the race around the Henninger Tower ; Together with the organizer Hermann Moos , who has since passed away , he wrote the book Two Brothers on Tandem .
Fonts
- Tour de France: giants, shops and stories. Limpert, Frankfurt am Main 1969, DNB 456150536 .
- The big football book. Limpert, Frankfurt am Main 1969, DNB 456817581 .
- Dietrich Thurau: Sonnyboy and Superman. Copress-Verlag, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-76790128-5 .
- Eddy Merckx. Copress-Verlag, Munich 1973, DNB 740048953 .
- Friedebert Becker (Hrsg.): European Champions Cup 1975, Cup winners, UEFA Cup. Copress-Verlag, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-76790034-3 (as co-author)
- Cycling: Unforgettable races and their heroes. Copress-Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-76790658-9 .
- Among angels and cannibals. Covadonga-Verlag, Bielefeld 2003, ISBN 3-93697302-4 .
- (together with Hermann Moos): Two brothers on the tandem: A life for cycling. Frankfurt am Main, 2004.
- The history of the cycling world championship. Covadonga Verlag , Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-93697333-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Helmer Boelsen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Book tips: Helmer Boelsen: Among angels and cannibals . cycling4fans.de, accessed on October 1, 2015
- Story about the tour of the suffering . Frankfurter Neue Presse , July 4, 2011. Reproduced on the website of the Association for History, Home Care and Culture Neu-Isenburg eV, accessed on October 1, 2015 (pdf; 387 kB)
- Background: The Bundesliga scandal of 1971. spiegel.de, accessed on October 3, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birthday: Cycling journalist Helmer Boelsen turns 85 . Association of German Cyclists , January 13, 2010, accessed October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Helmer Boelsen died at the age of 90. Association of German Cyclists , March 25, 2013, accessed on September 30, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boelsen, Helmer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cycling journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 2015 |