Werner Marschner

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Olaf Ludwig and Werner Marschner (1985)

Werner Marschner (born March 12, 1919 - February 26, 2009 in Gera ) was a German cyclist and trainer.

Athletic career

In the 1930s Werner ("Masche") Marschner was active as an amateur cyclist for hikers in Chemnitz . He had made his debut as a cyclist in 1934 in the junior competition "First Step". Within two years he made the leap from the C-class to the A-class for German amateurs . The Second World War prevented a major cycling career; After his return from Soviet captivity in 1947, Marschner studied at the German University for Physical Culture in Leipzig , and he also worked as an engineer for precision engineering. After he was briefly active as a professional cyclist, he was reamateurised and competed in cycling races until 1954. He won traditional GDR races with the Grand Diamond Prize or the MTS Prize from Gersdorf. In 1951 he was appointed to the GDR national team. In 1953 he won the championship title of the Motor Sports Association .

Trainer

Marschner initially worked as a trainer for BSG Motor Ascota Karl-Marx-Stadt , and later for SC Karl-Marx-Stadt . There he was released after he had spoken out in favor of Wolfgang Lötzsch , who had been excluded from competitive sport in 1972 because of the alleged risk of fleeing to West Germany . Marschner then moved to SG Wismut Gera , where he was the trainer of numerous successful GDR cyclists, including the Olympic champion Olaf Ludwig as well as Thomas Barth , Jens Heppner and Gerald Mortag .

Marschner died shortly before his 90th birthday of a lung disease in Gera. He last lived in Brahmenau .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 10/1979 , p. 2 .
  2. ↑ Christoph Dieckmann : Out of the track . The Time No. 28, July 7, 2005.
  3. ↑ Peter Langenhagen: Nestor of the East German cycling is dead . Ostthüringer Zeitung , February 27, 2009.

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personal data
SURNAME Marschner, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist and trainer
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1919
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 2009
Place of death Gera