Paul Borowski
Paul Borowski (born March 19, 1937 in Rostock , † December 22, 2012 there ) was a German sailing enthusiast .
The trained ship fitter practiced his sport for the SC Empor Rostock . In the 5.5 meter class he was a GDR champion several times and has already sailed here with Konrad Weichert and Karl-Heinz Thun . In the mid-1960s they switched to the Olympic dragon class , in which they won their only championship title in 1969.
The kite crew Borowski, Weichert and Thun won the bronze medal at the European sailing championships in 1968 and at the 1968 Olympic Games in Acapulco . After winning the European Championship silver in 1969, the crew won the European Championship title in 1970 and 1972. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Kiel , the three Rostockers received the silver medal behind the Australian boat.
After the end of his own athletic career, Paul Borowski looked after his sons Jörn and Bodo as coach of SC Empor Rostock . As a board member and later as an honorary member of the Rostock Yacht Club, he supported numerous projects. He died in December 2012 after a long illness.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Lexicon athletes in the GDR. Neues Leben, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-355-01759-6 , p. 48.
Web links
- Paul Borowski in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- World and European championships in kites
Individual evidence
- ^ GDR championships in the international classes
- ^ Paul Borowski: Obituary , accessed May 22, 2016
- ^ Deceased sailing legend Paul Borowski , accessed on May 22, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borowski, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rostock |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 2012 |
| Place of death | Rostock |