Rüdiger Henning

Rüdiger Henning (born November 5, 1943 in Berlin ) is a former German rower . In 1968 he became Olympic champion in eighth place .

The rower from the Rowing Union Arkona Berlin won the silver medal in the four-man team with a helmsman behind the boat from the Soviet Union at the European rowing championships in Duisburg in 1965 . The German four started with Rüdiger Henning, Ulrich Luhn , Peter Hertel , Peter Kuhn and helmsman Uwe Trompler .

In 1966, everyone except the helmsman switched to the Germany eight, trained by Karl Adam . At the World Championships in Bled, the eighth competed in this line-up: Horst Meyer , Dirk Schreyer , Michael Schwan , Ulrich Luhn, Peter Hertel, Rüdiger Henning, Lutz Ulbricht , Peter Kuhn and helmsman Peter Niehusen . This boat successfully defended the world championship title from 1962 with a victory in front of the aft from the USSR and the GDR. For this achievement he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf on May 10, 1967 .

The 1967 European Championships took place in Vichy. The Germany eight started with the line-up of Horst Meyer, Dirk Schreyer, Rüdiger Henning, Ulrich Luhn, Wolfgang Hottenrott , Egbert Hirschfelder , Jörg Siebert , Roland Boese and helmsman Gunther Tiersch . This eighth, which was again heavily occupied, won the European Championships ahead of the Soviet Union and the guest starters from the USA. It was the fourth European title in a row for the Germany eighth.

1968 returned Lutz Ulbricht sat for Ulrich Luhn in the Germany eight. Horst Meyer, Dirk Schreyer, Rüdiger Henning, Wolfgang Hottenrott, Lutz Ulbricht, Egbert Hirschfelder, Jörg Siebert, Roland Boese and helmsman Gunther Tiersch became German champions together, Henning's third eighth title in a row. At the Olympic Games , Roland Boese had to be replaced by Niko Ott due to illness and this line-up won gold in front of the Australians. The Germany eight was voted Team of the Year in 1968.

literature

• Bodo Harenberg (editorial): The stars of the sport from A-Z . Darmstadt 1970
• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .

Web links

• Rüdiger Henning in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• German successes at world championships
• European championships in eighth

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European championships in a foursome with
2. ^ Sports report of the Federal Government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - Printed matter 7/1040 - page 75