Siegmar executioner

Siegmar executioner
nation	Germany
birthday	1942
place of birth	Bobenheim,  Germany
date of death	October 29, 2009
Place of death	Bobenheim-Roxheim
Career
discipline	Marksman
Medal table
Paralympics 1976 1 × 3 × 0 × Paralympics 1980 3 × 2 × 1 × 1984 Paralympics 5 × 1 × 0 × 1988 Paralympics 1 × 3 × 0 × Paralympics 1992 2 × 0 × 1 × Paralympics 1996 0 × 0 × 0 ×

Siegmar Henker (* 1942 in Bobenheim ; † October 29, 2009 in Bobenheim-Roxheim ) was a German marksman.

Career

Until an accident at work in 1971, executioner worked as a machine fitter. He has been paraplegic since the accident . Henker has been active in disabled sports since 1973, initially as an athlete in the disciplines of discus and javelin. He later switched to shooting sports and archery. Overall, he competed in six Paralympics for the German national team.

In total, Henker won 12 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Paralympics.

Honors

• Silver bay leaf
• Medal of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
• Ring of honor of the community of Bobenheim-Roxheim
• Athlete of the year 1984 in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Moving disabled people ... The history of disabled and disabled sports in Rhineland-Palatinate. : Disabled and Rehabilitation Sports Association Rhineland-Pfa, 2012, p. 144 , accessed on April 2, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} In honor of a sportsman. Accessed March 31, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Medal table Siegmar Henker. International Paralympi Committee, accessed March 31, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Sports report of the federal government to the Bundestag - printed matter 14/1710 - page 51 ... since 1992 the medal winners of the Paralympic Games have also been awarded the silver laurel leaf ...
5. ^ Athlete of the year Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis. Accessed March 31, 2020 .