Sport in Magdeburg
Magdeburg is a nationally important city for sport with well-known sport clubs / associations and sporting events . The contribution of the Magdeburg gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch (1851–1934) to the discus throw and the spread of the soccer game was historically significant .
Sports facilities
There are more than 160 different kinds of sports facilities in Magdeburg . These include 73 sports halls as well as 24 stadiums and sports fields. The sports facilities also include 8 indoor and outdoor pools. The most important sporting facilities in Magdeburg include the MDCC-Arena , which is mainly used for soccer games of 1. FC Magdeburg , the GETEC-Arena for the handball Bundesliga games of SC Magdeburg and the Elbe swimming hall , in which the Bundesliga swimmers of SC Magdeburg their competitions and the water polo players of the Wasserball-Union Magdeburg play their home games.
Other large and important sports facilities are the Hermann-Gieseler-Halle , the Heinrich-Germer-Stadion , the Guts-Muths-Stadion , the Herrenkrugwiesen racecourse and the Tonschacht sports complex with international playing fields for baseball games .
The airfield Magdeburg also offers space for various sports such as parachuting and gliding .
In addition to the federal bases of the Olympic base in Magdeburg, there is also the Magdeburg sports high school as one of 41 elite schools for sports in Germany and the sports secondary school "Hans Schellheimer" for sports training and the promotion of young talent . In cooperation with 1. FC Magdeburg and the Magdeburg FFC, both result in one of 29 elite schools in German football .
In addition to the major and established sports, there are also sports facilities for smaller niche sports in Magdeburg. There are around a dozen facilities for skateboarders and BMXers . The largest facilities are the modern skate park built in 2013 in the Rotehorn city park and the M-Trails dirt park . In Plant 4 , a project to revitalize the site of the former VEB oxygen and acetylene plant in Magdeburg-Buckau , next to a small skater hall, mainly rooms for trial bikers , dancers , break dancers , acrobats , jugglers , martial artists , traceurs (parcours) and artists are to be found arise. However, the largest area should be that of climbers . Because apart from the Großer Angerfelsen and a climbing park with 55 elements and 2 cable cars in the Elbauenpark, there are relatively few climbing opportunities in the region. In Plant 4, the largest climbing park in Saxony-Anhalt with international competition dimensions and various levels of difficulty is to be built permanently. In addition, an area for bouldering is to be created.
The city also has indoor and outdoor cross tracks, the Magdeburg motocross track and the Magdeburg SX motocross hall. The Rennring Magdeburg in Buckau is a 500 m long indoor go-kart track , the largest go-kart track in Saxony-Anhalt.
societies
Around 32,000 members are organized in the more than 170 regional, national but also internationally successful sports clubs in Magdeburg. In the last 100 years more than 100 athletes have been produced, who have won around 90 titles at the Olympic Games , around 200 titles at World Championships and around 120 titles of all kinds at European Championships . There are also numerous title wins at club championships.
The SC Magdeburg is one of the most successful sports clubs with its departments handball, canoe racing, athletics, rowing, swimming, gymnastics and water polo and is one of the largest clubs in Saxony-Anhalt with over 2,200 members. In 1965, the football department was spun off from SC Magdeburg, and from then on it was known as 1. FC Magdeburg . 1. FC Magdeburg is one of the most successful soccer teams in the GDR and with over 8,500 members is by far the largest club in Saxony-Anhalt and the third largest sports club in the new federal states .
Associations
In addition to the many clubs organized in the Stadtsportbund Magdeburg eV , there are also several state associations for various sports in Magdeburg.
- Football Association of Saxony-Anhalt eV
- Handball Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
- Judo Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
- Karate Association of Saxony-Anhalt eV
- State Canoe Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
- State Sailing Association of Saxony-Anhalt eV
- State Motorsport Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
- Landesverband Kegeln / Bowling Sachsen-Anhalt eV
- Regional cycling association Saxony-Anhalt eV
- Landeswanderbund Sachsen-Anhalt eV
- Rowing Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
- Tennis Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
sports
badminton
Magdeburg's badminton clubs such as BSV Magdeburg or the Badminton Department of HSV Medicine are more likely to be based in regional leagues. In 1963 and 1975 the GDR badminton championship took place in Magdeburg . In 1974 Magdeburg was also the venue for the International Werner Seelenbinder Memorial Tournament .
baseball
In April 1994 the Magdeburg Poor Pigs were founded, a baseball and softball team. In 2009 they rose from the regional baseball league to the Central German Baseball League (MDLB) . After winning the Central German Championship in 2015, they play in the Regionalliga Nordost in 2016. The Poor Pigs play in the Westerhüsen district on the “Tonschacht” sports complex, which opened in 2010 and corresponds to international pitch dimensions.
basketball
At the technical university , basketball was already being played in the first GDR league in the 1980s . In 1988 and 1989 the basketball players were even GDR champions.
The first men's team of the basketball club BBC Magdeburg , founded in 2002, played in the Regionalliga Nord until the 2012/2013 season and won the BVSA Cup (Basketball Association Saxony-Anhalt) in 2013. With the runner-up in the 2012/2013 season, the highest since 2003, no promotion from the 1st Regionalliga Nord could be achieved from a sporting point of view. However, the club campaigned for promotion to the 2nd basketball division ProB and ProA at the same time . The move into the Pro A was made possible by the economically justified license withdrawal of the Düsseldorf basketball club Düsseldorf Baskets and a successful wildcard procedure. However, the club rose again in the next two seasons in the Regionalliga Nord. Since the 2013/2014 season, the BBC Magdeburg has been calling itself “Otto Baskets” as part of the “Ottostadt Magdeburg” campaign that has been propagated since 2010. This is intended to strengthen the association's bond with the city and further increase its level of awareness. Furthermore, the state capital Magdeburg also offers its basketball enthusiasts numerous open spaces to play
billiards
The 1st Billiard Club Magdeburg , founded in 1950, currently plays in the 1st Bundesliga in three-cushion carom . Well-known player of the BC Magdeburg is the world number sixth Dutchman Dick Jaspers with his three world and four European championship titles. He also holds the record for the highest general average in the 1st Bundesliga. BC Magdeburg is the only billiards club in Germany with its own team bus. In 1938 the German three-cushion championships took place in Magdeburg.
Boxing
Magdeburg has owned East Germany's only professional boxing stable , SES Sport , since 2000 . He is the third largest German boxing promoter and works closely with Universum / Spotlight . In March 2015 he celebrated his 15th anniversary and presented his 100th professional boxing event. There are five reigning world champions among the 15 active boxers in the team. They are looked after by five trainers. The most famous boxers include Christina Hammer , Ramona Kühne , Robert Stieglitz and Robin Krasniqi . The venue for the boxing matches, which are mostly also televised, is the GETEC arena.
There is also the Punching-Magdeburg Association , which was founded in 1922. Just three days after the club was founded, one of the boxers became middleweight champion and thus became the club's first title holder. Disbanded in 1947, the club was brought back to life 55 years later with the original logo and original club colors.
Floorball
The Floorball Tigers Magdeburg have been playing in the 2nd Floorball Bundesliga since they were promoted in 2010 . The floorball club , founded in 1999, has over 100 members, mostly young players, and plays its home games in the sports hall of the Werner von Siemens grammar school. In addition to the first team, there are four youth teams.
Aviation
At the airfield Magdeburg some air sports take place, including, for example, parachuting and gliding . The airfield is the seat of the association FSV Magdeburg , the glider pilot club Magdeburg and the traditional pilot club Magdeburg .
football
The American Footballers of the "Magdeburg Sports Club '90", the Virgin Guards , played in the German Football League 2 until 2011 . Due to the departure and termination of the career of some players, it was decided to start over in the Regionalliga Ost from the 2012/2013 season. The venue is the Heinrich-Germer-Stadion , which has almost 5000 seats. In 2011 the final of the German Football League , the German Bowl , was played in the MDCC Arena in Magdeburg .
Soccer
The football tradition in Magdeburg goes back to the 1880s. The best-known club, 1. FC Magdeburg , plays in the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2018/19 season. The venue is the MDCC arena with space for 27,250 spectators. The second team of 1. FC Magdeburg currently plays in state class 2 (Saxony-Anhalt). During the GDR era, the club played in the top division of GDR football, the GDR Oberliga , where it won the championship three times. In addition, 1. FC Magdeburg won the national cup ( FDGB-Pokal ) seven times , in 1974 the club was the only team of the German Democratic Republic to win the European Cup ( European Cup Winners' Cup ) and is therefore the most successful international club in the GDR. With twelve victories, 1. FCM is also the record cup winner in Saxony-Anhalt (as of 2019). In addition, six finals of the Saxony-Anhalt Cup have already been played in Magdeburg. In addition, the final of the 1914 German soccer championship took place in Magdeburg . In addition, two FDGB Cup finals, an international match for the German national soccer team, eight international matches for the GDR national team and the final of the 2009 U-17 soccer championship were held in Magdeburg .
An important indoor soccer tournament for the Magdeburg district was held in the Hermann-Gieseler-Halle during the GDR era . This tournament has existed again since 2001 under the name Kroschke Cup . Participating teams come mainly from the region around Magdeburg, but the amateurs of VfL Wolfsburg , FC Schalke 04 and Eintracht Braunschweig have also been guests. Another renowned indoor soccer tournament is the Matthias Pape memorial tournament for C juniors. In addition to 1. FC Magdeburg and two qualifiers from Magdeburg, there are also many C youth teams from Bundesliga clubs.
From 2009 to 2015 the women's DFB indoor cup was held in the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg . The FIFA decided that must be played from 2016 all official competitions Hall after FIFA Futsal rules. The twelve Bundesliga clubs rejected this, which is why the 2015 indoor cup took place in Magdeburg for the last time.
The Magdeburg FFC , a women's football club, was relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga North in 2014 and is currently playing in the Regionalliga Nordost . There are a total of 44 football clubs with over 7,000 members in Magdeburg. These include, for example, Fortuna Magdeburg , Magdeburger SV 90 Preussen , MSV Börde , TuS 1860 Magdeburg-Neustadt , Post SV Magdeburg or ESV Lok Magdeburg , which play in the lower leagues such as the association or regional league.
Handball
The handball department of SC Magdeburg currently plays in the handball Bundesliga , the top division in German handball, and is considered one of the most successful German handball clubs. It was the first German club to win the handball Champions League in 2002 . Other successes are ten GDR championship titles, five European Cup victories, six national cup victories and winning the German championship in 2001. The home venue is the GETEC Arena , which can accommodate around 7,000 spectators. It has been the venue for handball international matches several times.
Magdeburg has already been one of the venues for the handball world championship twice , once at the 1958 world championship and once at the 2007 world championship . In 1994 Magdeburg was also the venue for the women's handball European championship .
The second team, called SCM Youngsters , plays its third division games in the Hermann-Gieseler-Halle .
The women of BSV 93 Magdeburg play in the Central German Oberliga and are therefore the top-class women's team from Magdeburg. In total there are over a dozen handball clubs in Magdeburg.
Martial arts and martial arts
Various martial arts and sports such as kickboxing , jiu jitsu , karate , taekwondo , judo , muay thai and mixed martial arts are taught at several schools in Magdeburg . Among the largest schools in the region include the 39'er Kampfkunstschule Magdeburg and La Onda - Fight Club , in addition to the established martial arts, smaller lines such as Eskrima , Taijiquan or BJJ use. The coaches and active fighters also include several German, European and world champions in various sports. In addition, various competitions are held regularly in Magdeburg.
canoe
The canoeists of SC Magdeburg are currently the most internationally successful department of the club, as they have produced numerous world champions and Olympic medalists. In 1960, Günter Perleberg won the first Olympic gold, and in 1974 the Magdeburg club won gold at the World Cup in Mexico. A total of over 15 Olympic medals have been won so far. Other well-known canoeists of the club are Olympic champions Björn Bach , Bernd Duvigneau , Andreas Ihle and Mark Zabel . Every year the SC Magdeburg organizes the Canoe Sprint Cup, in which national as well as international canoe greats compete.
In addition to canoe racing, there are also successful clubs in the state capital for canoe slalom , canoe dragon boat sports and canoeing .
athletics
The athletics department of SC Magdeburg has existed since 1958 and has since won four gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the Olympic Games and two gold, five silver and five bronze medals at world championships. For years, the figurehead of athletics at SC Magdeburg was the 400-meter runner Grit Breuer . Well-known athletes were Nils Schumann , Raymond Hecht , Dagmar Käsling and Klaus Lobach. Top-class athletes are the Olympic runner -up Nadine Kleinert , Raymond Hecht, who holds the German javelin record with 92.60 m, Ruwen Faller , Fabian Heinemann and Janin Lindenberg .
In recent years, several running events have been established in Magdeburg. Saxony-Anhalt's largest running event, the Magdeburg Marathon , has been held annually since 2004 and runs across the city. You can choose between the 42 km long marathon route, the half marathon route, the 13 km long route or the mini marathon route. Start and finish is always the Magdeburg trade fair . Other running events are the Magdeburg company relay, the Magdeburg night run, the hop garden run or the university high-rise run.
horse race
Horse races have a long tradition in Magdeburg. Horse racing events have been taking place on the Herrenkrugwiesen racecourse since 1838. Every year the Magdeburger Renn-Verein eV organizes at least 4 races from 1906 with almost 5,000 visitors per race day.
Cycling
Magdeburg has already been a stage location of the International Peace Tour eleven times and in 1999 it was even the destination of this stage race. Täve Schur , born in Heyrothsberge near Magdeburg, was initially a member of SG Grün-Rot Magdeburg , and later of Magdeburg SV Börde in 1949 . He was one of the most successful cyclists in the GDR. He was the first German to win the Peace Drive in 1955 and the World Amateurs Road Championship in 1958 .
In 1935 the circuit race around the Magdeburg Cathedral was launched. With the participation of Täve Schur in 1959, this event became a major event with over 50,000 visitors. After the fall of the Wall, the race was repeated in 2006, 2007 and 2012.
The cycling department of Magdeburger SV '90 included several successful cyclists who celebrated successes in numerous national races. Further cycling clubs from Magdeburg are the cycling club "Börde" Magdeburg and the Postsportverein Magdeburg from 1926 , whereby the Postsportverein concentrates on the cycling sport and has teams in the Oberliga, the Association League and the State League.
rowing
The rowers department is the youngest of the SC Magdeburg. So far she has won a total of eight gold and three bronze medals. Wolfgang Güldenpfennig won the first Olympic gold . Magdeburg's rowers are firmly established among the world's best, including athletes like Peter Kersten , Martin Winter , Wilhelm Ulrich and the Olympic and world champion Manuela Lutze . The rowing competition between Magdeburg and Halle has been held annually since 1990 .
chess
There are 7 chess clubs in Magdeburg. The Schachzwerge Magdeburg are a training club and the second largest chess club in Germany. The most successful chess clubs include USC Magdeburg, which belonged to the 1st Bundesliga for several years in the 1990s, and SC Aufbau Elbe Magdeburg, which currently plays the Oberliga and 2nd Bundesliga alternately every year. In 1927 the German chess championships took place in Magdeburg. Various championships are currently taking place very often in Magdeburg, such as the German senior championship, the German youth championship or the German amateur championship.
swim
The MSC from 1896 was formerly a successful swimming club, which is why Magdeburg developed into a stronghold of German swimming . Mention should be made of Oskar Schiele , who with over 700 victories was the most successful swimmer in Magdeburg's history, or Wilhelm Lützow . Today there are only senior swimmers and their relatives in the club, active swimmers are in the clubs SC Magdeburg and SC Hellas Magdeburg .
The SC Magdeburg is one of the most traditional swimming sports departments in Germany and with over 700 members is the largest department of the club. One team each for men and women are in the 1st swimming division . The training facility is the Elbe Swimming Hall , the club's best-known swimmers are the world champion Antje Buschschulte , Christina Werner, Leif-Marten Krüger and the 1992 Olympic champion , Dagmar Hase . Well-known athletes of the SC Hellas Magdeburg are the world record holder Erich Rademacher , Gustav Frölich and Otto Cordes . Between 1930 and 1942 the club was even considered the most successful German swimming club. In addition to the National Competence Center for Swimming, based in the Elbe Swimming Hall, there are three other state training centers in Magdeburg in the indoor swimming pools in Nord, Olvenstedt and Diesdorf .
In 1934 the 4th European Swimming Championships were held in Magdeburg with 17 nations and over 300 athletes. It took place in the specially built Europakampfbahn . In addition, the GDR swimming championships in 1980 , 1984 and 1989 took place in Magdeburg.
Table tennis
There are over 20 table tennis clubs in Magdeburg, but they are more active in regional leagues. Nevertheless, the Magdeburg GETEC Arena has already hosted the German Open three times with nationally and internationally successful table tennis professionals. They are one of only five so-called Super Series tournaments of the ITTF with the highest value. In 2011 Magdeburg was also the venue for the World Team Cup , which until 2012 was the second most important team competition in the world after the World Team .
volleyball
Magdeburg's most successful volleyball club is USC Magdeburg , which played in the 2nd Bundesliga in 1995/1996 . In the 2015/2016 season they are back in the 2nd Bundesliga after 3 consecutive promotions. Otherwise there are more than a dozen other volleyball clubs in Magdeburg.
Water polo
Water polo has a long tradition in Magdeburg. Magdeburg was already a stronghold of waterball in the first decade of the 20th century, including the "Magdeburg Swimming Club of 1896". With 8 German championship titles, SC Hellas Magdeburg is the team with the third most championship titles in Germany. Later successes in the GDR by SG Dynamo Magdeburg with 18 water polo championship victories and eight water polo cup victories , so far record title holders in both cases, show the importance of the sport in the city. The Wasserball-Union Magdeburg played in the Wasserball-Bundesliga (DWL) until relegation in 2013 . Competitions take place in the Dynamo swimming pool .
In 1934 the European water polo championship took place in Magdeburg.
Olympia
Olympic base
Magdeburg is the seat of an Olympic base , which coordinates the federal bases for canoe racing , athletics and rowing .
Olympia in Magdeburg
In 2014 Magdeburg applied for the Special Olympics National Games (SONG) 2016. However, Hanover was selected as the venue for the nationwide largest sporting event for people with intellectual disabilities. An important reason for this was another major event in the Magdeburg region in summer 2016, which would coincide with the Special Olympics and therefore not enough hotel beds would be available for guests and athletes. However, there are considerations to apply for the Special Olympics National Games 2018.
Should Berlin apply for the Olympic Games in 2024 or 2028, Magdeburg could be selected as the venue for the preliminary round soccer games. The reason for this is that Berlin wants to host the preliminary round games in cities close to Berlin. Since Magdeburg is within a short range and as far as it has the necessary infrastructure, it is possible to be part of the summer games.
Sports honors
Every year in Magdeburg, at a ceremony in the Johanniskirche, athletes who were successful in national and international championships in the previous year are honored and honored. At this event, in addition to athletes, trainers, trainers and officials who have promoted Magdeburg's reputation through their services in sport are honored.
The Sports Walk of Fame in the Breite Weg, created in 2007, is a special feature and is therefore the first of its kind in Germany. The aim was to commemorate and honor the most successful athletes and clubs in Magdeburg with a plate embedded in the floor. A jury selected 32 finalists from more than 150 submitted proposals. With the help of a public vote, the 10 most important athletes and clubs in Magdeburg were chosen, which were then immortalized in the ground. The Walk of Fame is also to be expanded with new sporting successes. The athletes honored so far include Täve Schur , Mark Zabel , Antje Buschschulte and Stefan Kretzschmar and the clubs honored include 1. FC Magdeburg and SC Magdeburg (handball).
In addition, there are other sports honors, for example by the Stadtsportbund Magdeburg eV or internally by the individual sports clubs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ WERK4 in Buckau www.volksstimme.de March 17, 2012
- ^ BG Göttingen plans with a locomotive hall . Website of the Goettinger Tagesblatt. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ License withdrawal Düsseldorf ( Memento of October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 145 kB). Website of the DJL. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ↑ BBC Magdeburg receives a wildcard for the 2013/2014 season ( memento of October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 151 kB). Website of the DJL. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ All basketball courts in Magdeburg . Overview and map of all basketball courts in Magdeburg
- ↑ Magdeburg Billiard Club
- ↑ Sport Event Steinforth - East Germany's only professional boxing stable
- ↑ 100th SES boxing gala in Magdeburg
- ↑ The table tennis world elite visits Magdeburg ( Memento from March 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) www.mdr.de March 26, 2014
- ^ World Team Cup in Magdeburg
- ^ Magdeburg as a stronghold of water ball in the 20th century
- ↑ Federal support points by federal state ( memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Rejection for the Olympia in Magdeburg www.volksstimme.de November 18, 2014
- ↑ Olympic Games in Magdeburg possible via Berlin application ( Memento from February 27, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ) www.volksstimme.de September 1, 2014
Web links
- Stadtsportbund Magdeburg www.ssb-magdeburg.de