Wellington throw

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Wellington boot throwing in Finland (video)

The rubber boot throwing is a sport in which it is important to throw a rubber boot as far as possible.

The origins of rubber boot throwing lead to Finland , where, according to tradition, sailors invented this throwing game at the end of the 19th century - but this is not documented. Many years later this sporting activity was remembered, a set of rules was drawn up, and rubber boot throwing has been an official team sport in Finland since 1975. The number of active people grew quickly. In order to be able to carry out national competitions, a world association was founded and the first world championship was held in 1992 . Since then there has been an annual world championship and various world cup tournaments. The participating teams have so far consisted of Finns, Swedes, Estonians and Russians.

technology

The difficulty is that the boot loses speed very quickly compared to the hammer or discus in the air because it is not as aerodynamic . The trick is to let the boot rotate through the air at the correct angle to the wind. Due to the turns, which are also common in other throwing sports, the boot still pulls a meter or two.

Wellington boots in Germany

Member clubs in the German Rubber Boot Throwing Association

history

In Germany, the sport became known through an evening radio broadcast on the subject of "alternative sports " on Radio Fritz (RBB) . Jorma Klünder, later president of the 1st German rubber boot throwing club, was so well received with his stories about the Finnish rubber boot throwing that the moderators MC Lücke, Oliver Welke and Lou Richter decided to found a club during the broadcast.

Anita Otto won the first German World Championship medal at the 2005 World Championship in Kokemäki / Finland in the female 45 class. It won the bronze medal with a width of 24.00 meters. Fabian Lau brought home the second medal: he was runner-up in the U20 age group with a width of 42.54 meters. In 2006, medals were again brought back to Germany: Anita Otto again won the bronze medal in her age group, while Peter Guralczyk of the 7-mile boots with a width of 44.77 m was U20 World Champion.

On 14./15. In July 2007 the World Rubber Boot Throwing Championship took place in the Hohenschönhausen Sportforum . 180 participants from Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Italy, Russia, Slovenia and the United States started in the individual age groups.

German clubs

So far there are seven clubs in Germany:

German records

  • Men: Christoph Geist - ( 53.23 m / Spitzsteinummi 05 Chub) - August 29, 2009
  • Women: Maria Bürger ( 35.10 m / Spitzsteingummi 05 Döbeln) - July 15, 2007

World records

  • Men: Antti Ruusuvirta ( 68.03 m / FIN) - May 12, 2012
  • Women: Elina Uustalo ( 49.35 m / FIN) - September 28, 2008

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