Werner Härtling
Werner Härtling (born 1923 in Dortmund ; † April 4, 1955 in Witten ) was a German wrestler .
He learned to wrestle in Witten and became German youth champion in 1941. In 1942 he was drafted into the Navy and was stationed in Wilhelmshaven . There were also other good wrestlers like Albert Laudien and Herbert Krauskopf , so there were enough training partners available. Therefore he quickly reached the top German class in the light and welterweight class. After the war he returned to Dortmund and became a member of the most successful German team at the time, ASV Heros Dortmund. With this team he was German team champion four times from 1949 to 1953. Between 1942 and 1953 he also wrestled four times in the German national team in international matches. Werner Härtling was only 32 years old and died in a traffic accident in Witten in 1955.
His successes at German welterweight championships:
- 1942 3rd place in Greco-Roman style behind Fritz Schäfer , Ludwigshafen am Rhein , and Gustav Gocke , Dortmund;
- 1942 2nd place in freestyle behind Fritz Schäfer and in front of Erich Wicke, Dortmund;
- 1943 1st place in Greco-Roman style ahead of Ewald Tauer sen. , Neuaubing, and Karl Perbandt , Hörde;
- 1949 2nd place in freestyle behind Heinrich Nettesheim , Cologne , and in front of Horst Heß , Dortmund;
- 1953 1st place in freestyle ahead of Ernst Lenz (wrestler) , Munich , and Egon Burmester, Hamburg
For his sporting successes he was on 12./13. Awarded the silver bay leaf in October 1951.
swell
- Athletics magazine from 1948 to 1953
- Website "www.sport-komplett.de"
- Documentation "Hundred Years of Wrestling in Germany", publisher of the German Wrestling Association, "Athletics" publishing house, Karlsruhe, pages 180 u. 227
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 54
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Härtling, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4th 1955 |
| Place of death | Witten |