Holger Geffers

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Holger Geffers (born June 17, 1971 in Bremen ) is a former German disabled athlete.

Career

Holger Geffers is visually impaired and practiced athletics ( sprint and pentathlon ) as a competitive sport. He started in classes B2, T12 and T11 . His association was TuS Syke in Lower Saxony since 1980 . He has a twin brother, Ingo Geffers , who is also visually impaired and was active as a track and field athlete.

After his good performance at the German Championships in 1991, where he won the 400m title, Holger Geffers was appointed to the German Olympic squad. In 1992 he took part in the Paralympic Summer Games for the first time and came in 5th place in the 100 and 400 meter run. In 1994 he became world champion with the German 4 x 400 m relay. At the 1996 Paralympic Summer Games , he was able to win three medals. He won silver with the German 4 x 100 m relay (consisting of Holger and Ingo Geffers, Gerd Franzka and Jörg Trippen-Hilgers ) and the 4 x 400 m relay (Holger and Ingo Geffers, Gerd Franzka and Thomas Validis ) in the Starting class T10 – T12. Geffers also won the bronze medal in the 200 m. For winning the two silver medals, Holger Geffers and the other members of the squadrons were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by the Federal President .

1997 Geffers became European champion over 200 m. At the 1998 World Championships, he won bronze in the 4 x 400 m relay. Between 1991 and 1999 he was German champion over 100, 200 and 400 m several times. At the Summer Paralympics 2000 in Sydney his best result was 4th place with the 4 x 400 m relay.

After completing their sporting career, the Geffers brothers went to Chemnitz to study and train with physiotherapists . In 2011 they were included in the Honorary Portal of Sports in Lower Saxony.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The athletics team in Sydney, Geffers, Holger paralympics.de. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Karsten Bödeker: Honor for Holger and Ingo Geffers. Special honor for two special athletes. In: Weser courier . January 7, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Holger Geffers paralympic.org. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Sports report of the federal government to the Bundestag - printed matter 14/1710 - page 51 ... since 1992 the medal winners of the Paralympic Games have also been awarded the silver laurel leaf ...
  5. ^ Entry on Holger Geffers in the Hall of Fame / honorary portal of the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History .
personal data
SURNAME Geffers, Holger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German disabled athlete (athlete)
DATE OF BIRTH 17th June 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen