Uwe Müssiggang
Uwe Müssiggang (born November 5, 1951 in Pirna ) is a former biathlete who was the national coach of the German national biathlon team from 1991 to 2014 .
Athletic career
Active biathlete and trainer
As a biathlete, Müssiggang made it to the B national squad of the GDR . After his active career, he studied at the German University of Physical Culture in Leipzig and was in charge of the talent centers in the Karl-Marx-Stadt and Dresden districts as a trainer in the 1970s .
In 1980 Müssiggang's brother tried to escape from the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany because he had fallen in love with a Western European. Uwe Müssiggang was then convicted as a confidante and spent a year in political prison. Since he was punished not only with a prison sentence but also with an occupational ban on 'rehabilitation', he worked for four years in a gardener as a gardener after his release to the GDR. After his application to leave Germany was approved in 1984, Müssiggang worked for four years as a physical education teacher at the CJD Christophorus Schools in Berchtesgaden .
In 1988 he switched to the German Ski Association as a trainer , on whose behalf he was responsible for the men's national biathlon team.
National coach of women
After the unification of the two German ski associations, Müssiggang took over the women's team in 1991 together with his assistant trainer Harald Böse . Under their direction, Germany developed into one of the leading nations in women's biathlon and was instrumental in the growing popularity of this sport. While at the beginning of idleness as a trainer already successful athletes like Petra Schaaf or Antje Misersky in the squad were gradually with athletes such as Uschi Disl , Martina Zellner , Katrin Apel , Andrea Henkel , Martina Beck , Kati Wilhelm , Simone Hauswald or last Magdalena Neuner always again brought young talents to the top of the world, so that all the years the German team consisted of athletes with chances of top placements and still exists today.
At the beginning of 2006, Müssiggang was voted Trainer of the Year 2005 by his trainer colleagues and received the biathlon award for the second time. After 17 years of working together, Harald Böse ended his work as Müssiggang's assistant coach for reasons of age after the 2006/07 season. His successor was the previous C-squad coach Gerald Hönig . In 2010 Müssiggang was named Trainer of the Year . He has been the head coach of the German women's and men's teams since the 2010/2011 season. Gerald Hönig and Ricco Groß took over his duties with the women . During the Winter Olympics in Sochi, he announced his resignation at the end of the 2013/14 season.
Balance sheet
Under Müssiggang's direction, the German biathlon women achieved eight gold, eleven silver and five bronze medals at the Winter Olympics (as of February 23, 2010). At world championships they were successful with 22 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals. In total, the athletes supported by Müssiggang achieved 68 medals at major events.
With Martina Beck (née Glagow) (2002/03 season), Kati Wilhelm (2005/06), Andrea Henkel (2006/07) and Magdalena Neuner (2007/08, 2009/10 and 2011/12), four athletes won the Overall World Cup.
Private life
Uwe Müssiggang, father of an adult daughter, lives with his second wife on a mountain farm near Berchtesgaden .
Individual evidence
- ↑ DOSB honors Markus Weise as Trainer of the Year 2011. (No longer available online.) DOSB , December 19, 2011, archived from the original on May 25, 2012 ; Retrieved December 19, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ After the Olympic debacle: Biathlon trainer Müßiggang announces resignation ; Focus Online, February 12, 2014
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Idleness, Uwe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Idleness, Uwe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biathlete and national coach of the women's national team |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirna |