Karl-Heinz Kahl
Karl-Heinz Kahl (born July 17, 1927 , † September 11, 1983 in Berlin ) was a German motorboat racing driver and entrepreneur.
From 1960 until his death, the man from Hamburg drove motorboat races in the 350 cm³ outboard racing boat class. He achieved about 80 victories at home and abroad. At the start of the race in Berlin-Gatow he succumbed to a stroke .
Kahl preferred to drive boats from the GDR boat building company "Danisch" and engines from the (West) Berlin manufacturer "König".
Karl-Heinz Kahl grew up in Hamburg-Farmsen and had a twin sister. In the 1950s he took over the furniture manufacturing company Otto Kahl & Söhne GmbH in the third generation. Kahl was the owner and managing director of the company until his death.
He was the father of two children. Peter Kahl (1950) and Silke Kahl (1955).
Sporting successes
- 1977 German runner-up, 350 cm³
- 1979 German runner-up, 350 cm³
- 1980 German champion 350 cm³
- 1982 German runner-up, 350 cm³
Prizes of honor
- 1977 winner of the European Grand Prix ( Traben-Trarbach )
- 1979 Winner of the German Grand Prix ( Traben-Trarbach )
- 1980 winner of the German Grand Prix ( Brodenbach )
Individual evidence
- ↑ magazine Skipper (Miesbach), No. 11/1983
- ↑ Magazine stander (Herford), No. 12/1977
- ^ " Boats" magazine (Hamburg), issue 1/1981
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahl, Karl-Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete, motorboat racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1983 |
| Place of death | Berlin |