Thomas Zereske
Thomas Zereske (born May 22, 1966 in Neubrandenburg ; † June 28, 2004 there ) was a German canoeist and trainer .
Career
Zereske was a qualified sports teacher by profession and belonged to the SC Neubrandenburg association. He was a four-time Olympic participant between 1988 and 2000, although he was unable to start as a substitute driver in 1992 after losing to Olaf Heukrodt in the jump-off for a start in the single-canoe . During this time he also won ten medals at nine world championships, including two world championship titles in 1997 and 1998. In 1997 he was very successful in the two-man Canoe with Christian Gille , who became Olympic champion in this discipline at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens .
After the end of his racing career in 2000, he became involved as a trainer and active in dragon boat sports . Teams he oversees as the German selection coach won three medals at the 2002 World Championships and two medals in 2003, including a 2002 World Championship.
Thomas Zereske died on June 28, 2004 at the age of 38 from aggressive leukemia , which he had only been diagnosed five days earlier.
Sporting successes (selection)
Olympic games
- 1988 - 5th place C2 500 m (with Alexander Schuck - SC DHfK Leipzig )
- 1996 - 5th place C1 500 m
- 2000 - 5th place C2 500 m (with Christian Gille - SC DHfK Leipzig)
Canoe World Championships
- 1990 - silver C1 500 m, bronze C1 1000 m
- 1991 - Bronze C4 500 m
- 1995 - silver C1 200 m, silver C2 200 m
- 1997 - World Champion C2 200 m, Bronze C2 500 m
- 1998 - World Champion C2 200 m, Bronze C2 500 m
- 1999 - Bronze C2 200 m
Dragon Boat World Championships (as a trainer)
- 2002 - World Champion women 500 m, silver men 500 m, bronze men 250 m
- 2003 - silver women 500 m, silver men 500 m
Web links
- Thomas Zereske in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Zereske, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeist and trainer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neubrandenburg , GDR |
DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 2004 |
Place of death | Neubrandenburg |