Wilfried Wöhler

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Wilfried Friedrich Hans Wöhler (born February 9, 1935 in Haan ; † August 29, 2019 ) was a German fencer. He was two-time German champion in saber fencing and participant in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome . He first fought at WMTV Solingen, later at ETV Hamburg and FCR Hamburg.

1955 Wöhler was German junior champion in saber fencing. In the active age group, Wöhler won the saber championships in 1958 and 1960 . In 1957 and 1959 he was second, in 1956 and 1961 he was third.

In 1957 , 1959 and 1961 Wöhler took part in the world fencing championships, in 1958 he moved from Solingen to Hamburg. In the same year he won an international saber tournament there. As a fencer for FCR Hamburg, Wöhler participated in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. In the individual, he was eliminated in the third of five rounds. The team (Wöhler, Dieter Löhr , Jürgen Theuerkauff , Peter von Krockow and Walter Köstner ) took fifth place.

Wilfried Wöhler died on August 29, 2019.

Web links

  • UFA-Wochenschau 121/1958 , from minute 7:11 a report on a saber tournament in Hamburg with Wilfried Wöhler's battle against a Belgian opponent.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German junior champions. German Fencing Association, accessed on July 28, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Tables in: Deutscher Fechter-Bund (Ed.), Andreas Schirmer (Red): En Garde! Allez! Touchez! 100 Years of Fencing in Germany - A Success Story , Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2012. Page 218ff.
  3. ^ Klaus Lorenz: Jahnkampfbahn, "Hall of Fame" of the Walder Stadium in Solingen. Jahnkampfbahn Wald e. V., accessed on July 28, 2017 .
  4. ↑ UFA-Wochenschau 121/1958. UFA (archived by the Federal Archives), November 19, 1958, accessed on July 28, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Wilfried Wöhler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
  6. ^ Obituaries of Wilfried Wöhler | We are sad. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Wöhler, Wilfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wöhler, Wilfried Friedrich Hans (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fencer and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Haan
DATE OF DEATH 29th August 2019