Hermann Rieder (sports scientist)

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Hermann Rieder (born May 3, 1928 in Altfraunhofen near Landshut , † August 22, 2009 in Gaiberg near Heidelberg ) was a German javelin thrower , trainer and sports scientist.

Athlete and coach

Hermann Rieder was an active javelin thrower member of the German national team. Between 1952 and 1960 he was German runner-up in this discipline four times. In 1951 and 1955 he won the gold medal at the World Student Games, the forerunner of the Universiade. His best length was 76.68 m.

From 1966 to 1972 Hermann Rieder was the national trainer for javelin for the German Athletics Association. As a trainer, he supervised a. the 1972 Olympic champion Klaus Wolfermann , the 1979 Universiade winner Helmut Schreiber and the 1986 European champion Klaus Tafelmeier .

scientist

After studying German, history and physical exercise in Munich, Hermann Rieder worked as an assistant at the University of Würzburg. From 1968 to 1994 he headed the Institute for Physical Activity at Heidelberg University, which was renamed the Institute for Sport and Sport Science in 1973. At the same time, he was founding director of the Federal Institute for Sports Science , which he headed as director from 1970 to 1973. The main focus of his work was the establishment of sports science as a scientific discipline and the promotion of disabled sports . Hermann Rieder was General Secretary of the International Association of Sports Psychologists ( ISSP International Society of Sports Psychology ).

Hermann Rieder combined several facets of sports science and had the ability to combine theoretical and practical knowledge that were far apart. In his list of publications you can find contributions from sports psychology, movement theory, training theory and the interdisciplinary research field of sports therapy developed by him. As one of the generalists in the field, he dealt with a wide range of sports science topics, ranging from the search for talent in tennis to exercise programs for people infected with HIV. Hermann Rieder was convinced of the power of communication. This can be seen in the national and international congresses he has organized.

Hermann Rieder has been a supporter of the next generation of sports scientists since he started teaching at university. More than 40 doctorates and habilitations supervised by him testify to this. Generations of students have benefited from his ability to guide and motivate scientific work. Herrmann Rieder has been honored by the Institute for Sport and Sport Science since 1997 by awarding a prize named after him, which is awarded annually for the best student qualification thesis.

After his retirement, Hermann Rieder devoted himself to the "cultural history of javelin throwing" on the basis of his history studies and his competitive sporting competence as a javelin thrower. In 2001 he initiated the exhibition Javelin - From Stone Age Hunter to Olympic Champion in Mannheim and gave lectures on this topic.

Others

Hermann Rieder was married to the equestrian sports official and former German runner-up in group vaulting Ulrike Rieder .

Awards

Hermann Rieder received the following awards, among others:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.leichtathletik.de/index.php?NavID=1&SiteID=28&NewsID=24364
  2. ↑ http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsg.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/presse/unispiegel/01_02/steinzeit.html
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.issponline.org
personal data
SURNAME Rieder, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German javelin thrower, trainer and sports scientist
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Altfraunhofen near Landshut
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 2009
Place of death Gaiberg near Heidelberg