Thomas Springstein
Thomas Springstein (born April 7, 1958 in Leipzig ) is a German athletics trainer .
Life
He graduated from the DHfK and became a trainer at SC Neubrandenburg in 1984 . He became known as the trainer of the sprint world champion Katrin Krabbe and the 400 m European champion Grit Breuer and through his involvement in the doping affair between the two athletes. Both runners were convicted of taking Clenbuterol in 1992 and banned for many years due to drug abuse. Springstein evaded sports jurisdiction at the time by leaving his club SC Neubrandenburg. Later he was a coach at Schweriner SC , LT 85 Hanover and SC Magdeburg .
After her three-year ban, Grit Breuer returned to competitive sport and was trained by Springstein, who was now privately linked with Breuer. Because of her success, Springstein received a fee contract from the German Athletics Association despite internal resistance . In Magdeburg, Springstein's training group included Ulrike Urbansky , Nils Schumann , Ivonne Teichmann , Stephan Vuckovic and Anja Dittmer . In 2002 Springstein was voted Germany's athletics coach of the year.
Due to the violation of the Drugs Act and the passing on of doping substances to minors in a particularly serious case, Springstein was sentenced in 2006 by the Magdeburg District Court to a 16-month suspended prison sentence. At this trial, Anne-Kathrin Elbe testified against him. During the trial, emails came to light inquiring about the gene doping drug Repoxygen . Then he became a personal trainer . In 2008 he trained young Lithuanian sprinters in South Africa.
literature
- Werner Franke & Udo Ludwig : The betrayed sport. The machinations of the doping mafia. Perpetrators, victims and what we need to change. Zabert Sandmann, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-89883-185-7 , pp. 41-88
Web links
- Thomas Springstein in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Dossier at Der Spiegel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Schirmer: Thomas Springstein: «Brunnenvergifter» and trainer of the year . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . January 9, 2006
- ↑ The betrayed sport. Munich 2007, p. 54
- ↑ The betrayed sport. Munich 2007, p. 70
- ↑ The betrayed sport. Munich 2007, p. 78
- ↑ Natalie Wörner: Sports Promotion Group - From the shooting range to the hall ?! . In: Leichtathletik.de. March 4, 2003
- ↑ Triathlon - National: Possibly Vuckovic and Dittmer also burdened . In: Focus . November 29, 2006
- ^ The "Trainer of the Year" 2002 . In: Leichtathletik.de. October 1, 2002
- ↑ Michael Reinsch: 16 months probation for trainer Springstein . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . March 20, 2006
- ↑ a b Frauke Hunfeld: Anne-Kathrin Elbe: Fräulein Courage from Dessau . In: stern.de . November 24, 2007
- ↑ Michael Reinsch: Springstein Trial: The age of gene doping has begun . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 28, 2006
- ↑ The betrayed sport. Munich 2007, p. 79
- ^ Doping trainer Springstein: The "perfect coach" is back , FAZ, April 17, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Springstein, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athletics trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig , GDR |