Rolf Dautzenberg
Rolf Dautzenberg (born February 6, 1945 in Mönchengladbach ; † July 21, 2005 in Essen ) was a German trotting athlete . Dautzenberg achieved more than 5,000 victories in his career and, alongside Heinz Wewering, was probably the most prominent driver today.
Life
The trained electrician Rolf Dautzenberg was one of the most successful and popular German trotting athletes. In his long career he started 18,861 times, won 5,318 times and reached 6,642 placements. He celebrated his greatest successes as European Champion in 1976 and 1995 with King of Spades and 1996 with General November as the winner of the derby in Berlin . In 1975 and 1976 he was the last professional driver champion in Germany before the Wewering era. Horses driven and looked after by him came in almost 53 million marks at the time. Because of his driving skills in the sulky , he was given the nickname "Atom-Rolf".
After the end of his career in 2001, he had severe health problems and at times could only move around in a wheelchair . Dautzenberg died in the Essen Clinic due to complications after a lung transplant, which he underwent on June 7, 2005.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dautzenberg, Rolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atom-Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trotting athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | eat |