Peter Rost (handball player)
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | June 29, 1951 |
| place of birth | Leipzig , GDR |
| citizenship |
 German
|
| height | 1.83 m |
| Playing position | All-rounder |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1959–196? |
BSG Leipzig Southwest
|
| 196? –1970 |
SC Leipzig
|
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1970-1984 |
SC Leipzig
|
| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
|
GDR
|
216 (339) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1984-1989 |
 SC Leipzig Youth
|
| 1989-1993 |
SC Leipzig
|
| 1993-1998 |
Frankfurt Handball Club women
|
| 1 / 1999-6 / 1999 |
SC Magdeburg
|
| 2001-2003 |
ThSV Eisenach
|
Peter Rost (born June 29, 1951 in Leipzig ) is a German handball player , trainer and official . His greatest success was winning the Olympic gold medal as captain and playmaker of the GDR team in 1980 in Moscow .
Career
In his youth, Rost played at the BSG Leipzig Südwest and was Spartakiadeieger in 1966 with the Leipzig district selection. He was also GDR youth champion in 1970 with SC Leipzig . He played for SC Leipzig from 1970 to 1984 and was East German champion in 1972, 1976 and 1979.
In total, Peter Rost was used 216 times internationally in the GDR team , scoring 339 goals. At the handball world championship in 1974 he was vice world champion and 1980 Olympic champion, both as captain of the selection. For his sporting successes he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1980 in silver and in 1984 in gold.
In 1984 he was voted handball player of the year .
As a trainer he was responsible for the women of the Frankfurt handball club , the men of SC Magdeburg (1999) and ThSV Eisenach (2001-2003). He then worked as a consultant for HC Dresden; In 2006 he was the sports manager of 1. SV Concordia Delitzsch .
Private
Rost is a trained locomotive fitter and graduated from school with a university entrance qualification . He then studied at the DHfK Leipzig . He is also a qualified sports teacher .
He is married to Christina "Christa" Rost , who was 170 times selected player of the GDR handball world champion and won Olympic silver in Montréal in 1976 and bronze four years later. Their son Frank was a soccer goalkeeper and is now a soccer coach . Peter Rost lives in Leipzig.
successes
player
- youth
- Spartakiadeieger 1996 with the Leipzig youth selection
- GDR youth champion in 1970 with SC Leipzig
- GDR champion 1972 , 1976 and 1979
Trainer
- EHF Cup 1999
literature
- Volker Kluge : Rust, Peter . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , August 22, 1980, p. 3
- ^ New Germany, 1./2. September 1984, p. 4
- ↑ http://ddr-handball.de/, accessed on February 5, 2018
Web links
- Peter Rost in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
- Peter Rost in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rust, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player, coach, official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |