Jürgen Litz

Jürgen Litz (born October 8, 1938 in Essen ) is a former German rower . He won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.

Career

In 1959 the Düsseldorf four-man with Klaus Wegner , Gerd Cintl , Horst Effertz , Claus Heß and helmsman Michael Obst became European champions. At the German rowing championships in 1960, the Düsseldorf coach Theo Cohnen put together a figure eight that was supposed to challenge the boat from the Ratzeburg rowing club , which was trained by Karl Adam . The Düsseldorf eighth in the line-up Klaus Wegner, Jürgen Litz, Manfred Uellner, Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Dr. Claus Heß, Klaus Riekemann , Günter Schroers and helmsman Michael Obst came second in the German championship behind the Ratzeburger boat, which was to win gold at the Olympic Games in Rome.

On October 8, 1960, he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for his athletic achievements .

The four-man drove to the regattas on Lake Albano for RC Germania . In the line-up of Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann, Jürgen Litz and Michael Obst, the boat won both the pre-run and the intermediate run with the fastest time. In the final, the boat was able to assert itself against the French boat.

Litz started for the rowing club Germania Düsseldorf in 1904 .

literature

• Bodo Harenberg (editorial): The stars of the sport from A-Z . Darmstadt 1970

Web links

• Jürgen Litz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results German championships in eighth
2. ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 74