Horst Stottmeister
Horst Stottmeister (born January 7, 1948 in Stendal ) is a former German wrestler .
Career
Horst Stottmeister started gymnastics in Stendal at the age of 10, but soon afterwards started wrestling. He drew attention to himself through several successes in the youth field. In 1966, in accordance with the customs of the GDR at the time, he was given several wrestling performance centers. Stottmeister joined the performance center in Leipzig . There he found an excellent trainer in Adolf Franke and excellent training partners in Gerd Bachmann, Manfred Borchers and Siegfried Neufang.
Horst Stottmeister started for SC Leipzig . In 1970 he became European champion in freestyle wrestling (middleweight) for the first time in Berlin . The following year he won his first GDR championship title in freestyle. In the same year he was also vice world champion in freestyle in Sofia. Until 1977 he was one of the world's top freestyle wrestlers.
Horst Stottmeister initially worked as a cook. He then completed his studies at the hotel and restaurant industry. This was followed by a sports teacher degree at the DHfK Leipzig . After working for well-known hotels in Leipzig until the political change in the GDR, Stottmeister went into business for himself as a hotelier in Leipzig.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1969 | 5. | EM in Sofia | medium | after victories over Vahit Uysal, Turkey and Umberto Marchiggiani, Italy and defeats against Yuri Shachmuradow , USSR and Iwan Iliew, Bulgaria |
| 1970 | 1. | "Alexander Medved" tournament in Minsk | medium | in front of Wolfgang Nitschke , GDR, Kampow, Poland a . Stanchev, Bulgaria |
| 1970 | 1. | EM in Berlin | medium | with victories over Jimmy Martinetti , Switzerland , Iwan Iliew , Bulgaria , Peter Neumair , Germany , Lewan Tediaschwili , USSR and András Deak, Hungary |
| 1970 | 4th | World Cup in Edmonton | medium | with victories over Tömöriin Artag , Mongolia , Ali Hajilou, Iran , Jan Wypiórczyk , Poland , draw against Vasile Iorga , Romania and defeats against Tatsuo Sasaki, Japan and Juri Schachmuradow, USSR |
| 1971 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Constanța | Semi-difficult | before Marton, Romania a. Fred Theobald , FRG |
| 1971 | 2. | Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Yambol | medium | behind Viktor Novoshilov, USSR and in front of Lutwiew, Bulgaria |
| 1971 | 1. | "Werner-Seelenbinder" tournament in Berlin | medium | before Benno Paulitz u. Günter Spindler , bde. GDR |
| 1971 | 2. | World Cup in Sofia | medium | with victories over Taberna, France, Vasile Iorga, Gajthaml, Czechoslovakia , Kurt Elmgren, Sweden , Tatsuo Sasaki, Iwan Iliew, John Peterson , USA and one defeat against Lewan Tediaschwili |
| 1972 | 4th | OS in Munich | medium | with victories over Hayri Polat , Turkey, István Kovács , Hungary, Iwan Iliew, a draw against Tatsuo Sasaki and a defeat against John Peterson |
| 1973 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Bucharest | Semi-difficult | before Pavel Kurczewski , Poland a. Günter Spindler |
| 1973 | 2. | EM in Lausanne | Semi-difficult | with victories over Sahin, Turkey, PAVEL Kurczewski, Poland, Valach, Czechoslovakia, Dimo Kostow , Bulgaria and one defeat against Peter Surikov, USSR |
| 1973 | 2. | World Cup in Tehran | Semi-difficult | with victories over PAVEL Kurczewski, Roland Andersson, Sweden, Dimo Kostow, Barbaro Morgan, Cuba , Ben Peterson, USA and one defeat against Lewan Tediaschwili |
| 1974 | 3. | EM in Madrid | Semi-difficult | with victories over Károly Bajkó , Hungary, Grangier, France , Dimo Kostow, Mehmet Tepe, Turkey and defeats against Pavel Kurczewski and Lewan Tediaschwili |
| 1975 | 1. | EM in Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Semi-difficult | with victories over Bülbül, Turkey, Peter Neumair, Peter Surikov, Bojan Radew , Bulgaria and Pavel Kurczewski |
| 1975 | 2. | World Cup in Minsk | Semi-difficult | with victories over Otschiryn Tserendagwa , Mongolia , Peter Neumair, Pavel Kurczewski, Russell Hellickson , USA, Shukri Ahmedow , Bulgaria and one defeat against Levan Tediaschwili |
| 1976 | 4th | OS in Montreal | Semi-difficult | with victories over Frank Andersson , Sweden, Peter Neumair, Géza Molnár , Hungary, Pavel Kurczewski and defeats against Benjamin Peterson and Lewan Tediaschwili |
At the beginning of the 1990s, Horst Stottmeister found his way back to active wrestling. In 1992 he became freestyle world champion of veteran wrestlers (Masters) in Cali / Colombia. He repeated this success in 1993 in Toronto / Canada.
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- Middle weight, back then up to 82 kg, light heavy weight up to 90 kg body weight
Successes at GDR championships
Horst Stottmeister was GDR champion in freestyle wrestling (light heavyweight) in 1971, 1973 and 1974.
literature
- Athletics magazine from 1966 to 1976
- One hundred years of wrestling in Germany , Der Ringer publishing house , Niedernberg, 1991, pages 202 and 240
- Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships, 1976
- Website www.sport-komplett.de with the results of the GDR championships
Web links
- Profile of Horst Stottmeister at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Horst Stottmeister in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Stottmeister restaurant
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stottmeister, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stendal |