Peter Klingbiel

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Peter Klingbiel (born June 5, 1953 in Lübeck ; † February 13, 2008 in Offenbach am Main ) was a German basketball player , trainer, referee and official.

Life

Peter Klingbiel studied German , journalism and sport at the Free University of Berlin from 1973 to 1980 . He then worked for two years as a tutor at the Institute for Sport with practical and theoretical lessons. From 1983 to 1984 he gave sports and German lessons in the youth detention center in Berlin-Moabit .

As a player, the 2.00 meter center was active on the ball for Phönix Lübeck , SSC Südwest Berlin and TuS Lichterfelde until 1996. Peter Klingbiel had the Trainer A license since 1983 and celebrated at TuS Lichterfelde with the B and C-youth female and male three German championships and coached the women's team in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga from 1985 to 1991.

Peter Klingbiel died on February 13, 2008 after a long, serious illness at the age of 54 in a hospital in Offenbach. He left behind his wife and grown daughter.

referee

Peter Klingbiel had been a Bundesliga referee since 1976 and has directed a total of around 550 games in the top German division. As a world association referee (1984–1999) he was responsible for more than 250 international matches, including: a. at European championships, the 1986 men's World Cup and the 1992 men's Olympic qualification .

Work in the DBB

Peter Klingbiel has been Secretary General of the German Basketball Federation (DBB) since January 1st, 1999 . In recent years he has played an important role as DBB representative in committees of the world basketball association FIBA in the International Competitions Commission and of the European basketball association FIBA Europe in the management committee (Central Board).

Peter Klingbiel also worked for basketball on a voluntary basis (including a member of the board of the Berlin Basketball Association and the referee committee of the DBB). His freelance activities in the area of ​​organization and implementation of events (5 Supercup tournaments for men's national teams in Berlin, men's basketball EM 1993 , women's World Cup 1998 , athletics World Championships for the disabled in 1994 in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, etc.) are also worth mentioning. From 1984 to 1998 he was the board member responsible for competitive sports in the Berlin Association. The Landessportbund Berlin appointed Peter Klingbiel as a representative of ball sports in the Berlin State Committee for Competitive Sports.

In 2008, the German Basketball Federation initiated the Peter Klingbiel Scholarship to provide financial support for young referees. In 2011, Klingbiel was made an honorary member of FIBA ​​Europe posthumously.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Basketball Federation mourns Peter Klingbiel , accessed on July 24, 2016
  2. ^ DBB Bundestag in Dessau , accessed on July 24, 2016
  3. ↑ DBB-Journal June 2012 , accessed on July 24, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Klingbiel, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German basketball player, coach, referee and official
DATE OF BIRTH 5th June 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 2008
Place of death Offenbach am Main