Karl Reuter (gymnast)

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Karl Reuter (born December 5, 1902 in Erlangen , † February 1, 1993 in Gießen ) was a German gymnast.

Life

Karl Reuter was the first born of a total of ten siblings. After his family moved to Gießen, where in 1913 he became a member of the gymnastics department of the men's gymnastics club 1846 CR Gießen , which at that time had no children's department.

At the German Gymnastics Festival in Munich in 1921 , he achieved 47th place at the age of 18. At the German Gymnastics Festival in Cologne in 1928 , he was the winner in the twelve fight . In 1953 he was able to repeat this success at the German Gymnastics Festival in Hamburg as an age gymnast.

After his victory in 1928 and years of unemployment, Karl Reuter took a position at the city treasury, where he worked full-time until his retirement. In addition, he was at MTV Gießen for over 40 years as a trainer and in other areas, and in 1970 he also took over the post of Gauoberturnwart.

honors and awards

  • 1928: Honorary certificate from the Hessian "State President"
  • 1954: Silver badge of honor from the city of Giessen
  • 1962: Silver badge of honor from the German Gymnastics Federation
  • 1964: Silver badge of honor from the district of Giessen
  • 1966: Walter Kolb badge from the German Gymnastics Federation
  • 1967: Silver badge of honor from the State Sports Association of Hesse
  • 1970: Badge of the German Gymnastics Federation
  • 1977: Golden badge of honor of the German Olympic Society
  • 1982: Honor plate from the Hessian Gymnastics Association
  • 1987: Friedrich Ludwig Weidig badge from the Hessian Gymnastics Association
  • 1999: Name of Karl-Reuter-Weg in Gießen
  • 2002: First award of the “Karl Reuter Medal” by the city of Giessen
  • 2011: Placement of a memorial plaque in the entrance area of ​​the Jahnhalle of the MTV Gießen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sports career. Excerpt from the laudation by Karl Erich Wolff on the occasion of the award of the Friedrich-Ludwig-Weidig plaque in 1987. karlreuter.de.
  2. ↑ Memorial plaque now commemorates Gymnastics Festival winner Karl Reuter , Gießener Allgemeine from December 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ A memorial plaque for his birthday: Another honor for the gymnastics festival winner Karl Reuter. In: Karl Reuter Medal. karlreuter.de.
personal data
SURNAME Reuter, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gymnast
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH gain
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1993
Place of death to water