World championship in throwing Christmas trees
The "World Championship in Christmas Tree Throwing" has been held annually since 2007 as part of the Knutfest in the Palatinate community of Weidenthal . At the event hosted by FC Wacker Weidenthal , the aim of the participants in a three-way fight consisting of throwing up, throwing and throwing at long distances with the approximately 1.50 m high Christmas tree is to achieve the greatest overall distance. It is not a real world championship because, among other things, there is no world sports association for the discipline.
Christmas tree throwing
history
In 2003, FC Wacker Weidenthal hosted a Knutfest based on the Swedish model for the first time. Four years later, the first "World Championship" in this sport was held in Weidenthal - inspired by throwing Christmas trees at the IKEA furniture company - in which around 40 competitors took part.
The Irish Christmas Tree Throwing Championship has been taking place every January in the western Irish town of Ennis , independent of the event in Weidenthal, since 2012 .
reporting
In addition to regional and national press, mass media from Italy (DireDonna), Canada ( Montreal Gazette ), New Zealand ( TV3 ), Poland ( TVN24 ), Russia ( Perwy kanal ), Spain ( Marca ), the United Kingdom ( BBC , The Daily Telegraph) reported ), the United States ( The Huffington Post ) and Vietnam (Người Lao Động), and Euronews on the event.
Set of rules
The competition is held in a three-way battle:
- Throw up: free execution over a bar
- Throwing throw: similar to hammer throwing , a rope is attached to the tree stump, with the help of which the tree is thrown after at least one full turn
- Long throw: based on javelin throwing
statistics
List of medal winners
Men
The most successful participant and thus the “record world champion” is Frank Schwender from Frankeneck with five title wins (2011-2013, 2016, 2018) and five second places. Christopher Milloth from Weidenthal was able to win the title twice (2017, 2019). In 2010 and 2015, participants from Baden-Württemberg each won .
| Event | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hagen Fredrich ( Haßloch ) | 16.11 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 15.53 m | Stefan Schwarz ( Dillingen / Saar ) | 15.05 m |
| 2008 | Peter Schlenz ( Neustadt ad W. ) | 20.45 m | Thomas Löffler ( Weidenthal ) | 19.38 m | Josef Zemann ( Worms ) | 19.35 m |
| 2009 | Hartmut Throm ( Weitersweiler ) | 19.90 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 19.50 m | Peter Schlenz ( Neustadt ad W. ) | 18.80 m |
| 2010 | Matthias Bastel ( Hockenheim ) | 24.50 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 24.20 m | Egon Doll ( Mußbach ) | 23.70 m |
| 2011 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 25.00 m | ||||
| 2012 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 20.03 m | Mike Ross ( Elmstein ) | 18.97 m | Ully Zahn ( Böhl-Iggelheim ) | 18.92 m |
| 2013 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 22.45 m | Ully Zahn ( Böhl-Iggelheim ) | 22.24 m | Holger Koch ( Haßloch ) | 22.10 m |
| 2014 | Holger Karch ( Haßloch ) | 22.51 m | Ully Zahn ( Böhl-Iggelheim ) | 21.35 m | Hubert Fielenbach ( Ubstadt-Weiher ) | 20.35 m |
| 2015 | Hubert Fielenbach ( Ubstadt-Weiher ) | 20.95 m | Johannes Weilacher ( Hatzenbühl ) | 19.97 m | Sebastian Weilacher ( Hatzenbühl ) | 19.66 m |
| 2016 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 25.01 m | Hubert Fielenbach ( Ubstadt-Weiher ) | 22.67 m | Peter Schlenz ( Königsbach ) | 21.79 m |
| 2017 | Christopher Milloth ( Weidenthal ) | 23.54 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 22.75 m | Andre Stober ( mother city ) | 21.03 m |
| 2018 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 22.47 m | Johannes Weilacher ( Hatzenbühl ) | 22.03 m | Sebastian Weilacher ( Hatzenbühl ) | 21.46 m |
| 2019 | Christopher Milloth ( Weidenthal ) | 23.90 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 23.15 m | Frank Lawall ( children's home ) | 22.85 m |
| 2020 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) | 23.17 m | Clemens Hötger ( Kaiserslautern ) | 22.49 m | Alexander Lux ( Lindenberg (Palatinate) ) | 22.27 m |
Women
At the first edition in 2007 there was no women's rating. The most successful participants are Elisabeth Heilmann from Bad Dürkheim (2008, 2009) and Sandra Schreiner from Maximiliansau (2015, 2018), each with two titles. In 2019, a participant from Saarland won for the first time .
| Event | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) | 11.90 m | Anna Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) | 11.55 m | Karin Mucha-Rybinski ( Carlsberg ) | 10.30 m |
| 2009 | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) | 12.30 m | Karin Mucha-Rybinski ( Carlsberg ) | 10.05 m | Monika Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) | 8.95 m |
| 2010 | Anna Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) | 14.35 m | Karin Mucha-Rybinski ( Carlsberg ) | 12.85 m | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Mannheim ) | 12.40 m |
| 2011 | Uschi Schlenz ( Königsbach ) | 14.45 m | ||||
| 2012 | Susanne Kermann ( Neustadt ad W. ) | 11.29 m | Ria Thielmann ( Hochdorf-Assenheim ) | 10.84 m | Helga Riedel ( Kaiserslautern ) | 10.22 m |
| 2013 | Kerstin Blank ( Speyer ) | 12.05 m | Helga Riedel ( Kaiserslautern ) | 12.02 m | Petra Koblischke ( Neustadt ad W. ) | 11.05 m |
| 2014 | Felizitas Weilacher ( Hatzenbühl ) | 12.39 m | Alexandra Köpper ( Römerberg ) | 12.20 m | Theresa Hoffmann ( Hatzenbühl ) | 11.45 m |
| 2015 | Sandra Schreiner ( Maximiliansau ) | 12.25 m | Alexandra Köpper ( Römerberg ) | 12.17 m | Sabine Deichsel ( Hambach ) | 12.04 m |
| 2016 | Cora Möbius ( Wachenheim ) | 15.41 m | Sabine Deichsel ( Hambach ) | 14.40 m | Sandra Schreiner ( Maximiliansau ) | 13.09 m |
| 2017 | Alexandra Köpper ( Römerberg ) | 15.95 m | Celina Boehm ( Hanhofen ) | 15.34 m | Sandra Schreiner ( Maximiliansau ) | 14.70 m |
| 2018 | Sandra Schreiner ( Maximiliansau ) | 14.38 m | Celina Boehm ( Hanhofen ) | 14.30 m | Cora Möbius ( Wachenheim ) | 14.09 m |
| 2019 | Margret Klein-Raber ( Siersburg ) | 20.20 m | Christa Rieß ( Eich ) | 17.47 m | Heidrun Böchler ( Limburgerhof ) | 15.18 m |
| 2020 | Margret Klein-Raber ( Siersburg ) | 17.47 m | Annika Lange ( Kaiserslautern ) | 16.18 m | Cora Möbius (Wachenheim) | 16.15 m |
World record development
Men
Frank Schwender from Frankeneck achieved the greatest overall performance with 25.01 m at the 2016 World Championships.
| Event | Throw up | Sling throw | Long throw | Overall performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 3.25 m | Markus Stollhof ( Dammheim ) - 5.90 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 7.78 m | Hagen Fredrich ( Haßloch ) - 16.11 m |
| 2008 | Steffen Drays ( Meckenheim ) - 3.75 m | Peter Schlenz ( Neustadt ad W. ) - 8.70 m | Josef Zemann ( Worms ) - 9.15 m | Peter Schlenz ( Neustadt ad W. ) - 20.45 m |
| 2009 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 5.00 m | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 9.40 m | ||
| 2010 | Matthias Bastel ( Hockenheim ) - 5.25 m Egon Doll ( Mußbach ) - 5.25 m Martin Haag ( Appenthal ) - 5.25 m Timo Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 5.25 m Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 5.25 m Christopher Milloth ( Weidenthal ) - 5.25 m (2016) |
Egon Doll ( Mußbach ) - 10.95 m | Matthias Bastel ( Hockenheim ) - 24.50 m | |
| 2011 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 10.30 m Christopher Milloth ( Weidenthal ) - 10.30 m (2019) |
Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 25.00 m | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016 | Frank Schwender ( Frankeneck ) - 25.01 m | |||
| 2017 | Christopher Milloth ( Weidenthal ) - 5.50 m | |||
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | Christopher Milloth (Weidenthal) -
5.50 m Mario Rawald (Steinborn) - 5.50 m Tim Biniak (Enkenbach-Alsenborn) 5.75 m |
Women
The greatest overall performance was achieved by Margret Klein-Raber from Siersburg - age group vice world champion 2018, European champion and German champion 2019 in weight throwing - with 20.20 m at the 2019 World Cup.
| Event | Throw up | Sling throw | Long throw | Overall performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 2.25 m Anna Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 2.25 m Brigitte Simon ( Pirmasens ) - 2.25 m |
Ute Kircheberger ( Ludwigshafen ) - 5.50 m | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 5.75 m | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 11.90 m |
| 2009 | Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 2.50 m Karin Mucha-Rybinski ( Carlsberg ) - 2.50 m |
Elisabeth Heilmann ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 12.30 m | ||
| 2010 | Anna Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 3.75 m | Anna Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 6.10 m | Anna Reinhart ( Bad Dürkheim ) - 14.35 m | |
| 2011 | Uschi Schlenz ( Königsbach ) - 14.45 m | |||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Sabine Deichsel ( Hambach ) - 6.51 m | |||
| 2016 | Cora Möbius ( Wachenheim ) - 6.80 m | Cora Möbius ( Wachenheim ) - 15.41 m | ||
| 2017 | Cora Möbius ( Wachenheim ) - 7.62 m | Alexandra Köpper ( Römerberg ) - 7.20 m | Alexandra Köpper ( Römerberg ) - 15.95 m | |
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | Margret Klein-Raber ( Siersburg ) - 4.00 m | Margret Klein-Raber ( Siersburg ) - 8.70 m | Margret Klein-Raber ( Siersburg ) - 7.50 m | Margret Klein-Raber ( Siersburg ) - 20.20 m |
Individual evidence
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