Theo Wittenbrink

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Theo Wittenbrink (left) in 1969

Theodor Wittenbrink (born January 15, 1920 , † April 9, 1986 ) was a German boxing functionary and organizer.

Life

As a soldier, Wittenbrink suffered a skull injury at the age of 20, which led to symptoms of paralysis in his arms and legs. He worked  as an innkeeper in Hamburg and was involved in a professional boxing event for the first time in 1961. In the following years he organized boxing matches, especially in northern Germany, with Karl Mildenberger , Jürgen Blin , Werner Mundt and Lothar Abend , among others . In 1964, after the death of Reinhold Tomfort, Wittenbrink took over his boxing training group, whose athletes included Peter Weiland , who became European heavyweight champion in 1969 as manager under Wittenbrink. Wittenbrink served as chairman of the Association of German Professional Boxers from 1971 . During his tenure, Eckhard Dagge became the second German after Max Schmeling to become world boxing champion. In 1984 Wittenbrink resigned from his position as BDB chairman for health reasons, and was succeeded by Klaus-Peter Kohl . Wittenbrink was appointed honorary president of the BDB.

When at the end of March 1985 the organizer of a professional boxing evening in Dortmund was  unable to pay out the agreed exchanges for the fighters, Wittenbrink collected a six-figure sum from among the spectators in the Westfalenhalle through “a one-time donation campaign” ( Die Welt , April 1, 1985) . Wittenbrink owed his nickname "Goldfinger" to his preference for gold rings that he wore on his fingers.

Wittenbrink died of lung cancer.

Web links

Commons : Theo Wittenbrink  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1986/pdf/19860412.pdf/ASV_HAB_19860412_HA_008.pdf
  2. ↑ a b https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1969/pdf/19691208.pdf/ASV_HAB_19691208_HA_011.pdf
  3. ↑ Claus Beissner: Boxers and restaurateurs . In: The time . May 24, 1974, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  4. ↑ BoxRec: Event, Friday 10 September 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  5. ↑ BoxRec: Event, Friday 10 September 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1969/pdf/19691208.pdf/ASV_HAB_19691208_HA_011.pdf
  7. ↑ BOXEN / WEILAND: Slimming down further . In: Spiegel Online . tape 51 , December 15, 1969 ( spiegel.de [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  8. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1976/pdf/19760619.pdf/ASV_HAB_19760619_HA_022.pdf
  9. ↑ Boxing: Kohl President . In: The world . September 10, 1984, p. 8 .
  10. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1985/pdf/19850401.pdf/ASV_HAB_19850401_HA_016.pdf
  11. ↑ "Gallows and bankrupts". Weller also vouched for the fees. In: The world. April 1, 1985. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b DIED: Theo "Goldfinger" Wittenbrink . In: Spiegel Online . tape April 16 , 1986 ( spiegel.de [accessed October 20, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Wittenbrink, Theo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wittenbrink, Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German boxing official and organizer
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1920
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1986