Reinhard Gust
Reinhard Gust (born December 10, 1950 in Rostock ) is a former rower from the German Democratic Republic . In 1972 he won the Olympic silver medal with the four-man with helmsman .
Career
Gust won the Spartakiad in 1966 and 1968 with the eighth . After the eighth from the Federal Republic of Germany had won the title at the first two World Rowing Championships in 1962 and 1966 , the GDR eighth won in 1970, which was composed of very young rowers by coach Elmar Anthony. Hans-Joachim Puls , Klaus-Peter Foppke , Bernd Ahrendt , Eckhard Martens , Reinhard Gust, Dietrich Zander , Rolf Jobst , Ernst-Otto Borchmann and helmsman Reinhard Zahn were given the attribute baby eight . In 1971 the GDR eighth finished second at the European Championships behind the boat from New Zealand.
For 1972, four rowers were moved from eight to four. Dietrich Zander, Reinhard Gust, Eckhard Martens and Rolf Jobst were supposed to compete with the helmsman Klaus-Dieter Ludwig against the so-called bull quad from the Federal Republic of Germany, who had dominated this boat class since 1969. In the finals of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the German boat won ahead of the boat from the GDR, with a lead of almost one and a half seconds. After the bull's four-man resigned, the five rowers from the GDR were defeated by the hosts' boat at the European Championships in Moscow in 1973.
Gust started for SC Dynamo Berlin . After his career he worked for the People's Police as a graduate economist. After reunification he worked as a tax advisor. Gust was married to the rower Sabine Jahn , but the marriage was later divorced.
Awards
- 1970 Honorary title Honored Master of Sport
- 1972 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
literature
- Volker Kluge : The great lexicon of GDR athletes. The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes and biographies. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-348-9 , page 136.
Web links
- Reinhard Gust at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Reinhard Gust in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- German successes at world championships
- German successes at European championships
Footnotes
- ↑ According to Volker Kluge, Gust was born on December 10th, this date of birth is also used in the FISA rowing database. In the Olympic database Sports-Reference.com, April 10th is listed as the date of birth.
- ↑ Volker Kluge, page 136
- ↑ Council of Ministers awarded honorary titles . In: Berliner Zeitung , September 19, 1970, p. 4.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gust, Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rostock |