Ulrich Eicke

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Ulrich "Uli" Eicke (born February 18, 1952 in Wuppertal ) is a former German canoeist . In 1976 and 1984 he took part in the Olympic Games for the Federal Republic of Germany and won 41 German championship titles. Eicke started his career at the Wuppertal Canoe Club, during his career he started for the WSV Rheintreue Düsseldorf . Eicke lives in Düsseldorf .

Sports career

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Ulrich Eicke was eighth in the single canoe, both over 500 meters and over 1000 meters. In 1977 and 1979 he was second in the world championship over 500 meters. After the Olympic boycott in 1980 , he temporarily lost his motivation for high-performance sport and concentrated more on his teaching degree .

In 1983 Eicke returned to the world class as fifth in the world championship. At the 1984 Olympic Games , Eicke suddenly found himself in a favorite position after the boycott of the Warsaw Pact states. He only competed over 1000 meters and won gold in front of the Canadian Larry Cain , who had won over 500 meters. In 1985 he won another World Cup silver and ended his career.

For winning the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games, he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf.

With 41 German championship titles, he was the most successful national canoe racer for many years until he was surpassed by Andreas Dittmer in the late 1990s .

Functions

From 1984 to 1991 Eicke was a member of the advisory board for the active members of the German Sports Confederation and the National Olympic Committee .

Dragon boat

Eicke was one of the protagonists of dragon boat sports in Germany. After building up a team in Düsseldorf in the meantime, he took part in the founding of what would later become the most successful German team, the Drag Attack team in Wuppertal, and with it he became German and European champion in 1996 and 1997. Since 1996 he has been involved in the organization of the Düsseldorf dragon boat regatta.

Professional career

Following his Olympic victory, Eicke tried a career as a musician. However, his title "Hey, we're all okay" was not a sales success.

From 1987 to 1995 Ulrich Eicke was the head of the Olympic base in Cologne-Bonn-Leverkusen. From 1995 to 2008 he was in the school service and taught sports and mathematics. He has been working as a non- medical practitioner since 2006 and works according to the principles of the biokinematics developed by Walter Packi .

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: Los Angeles 1984. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt 1984

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personal data
SURNAME Eicke, Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eicke, Uli (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German canoeists
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal