Wilhelm Garbe (sports official)
Wilhelm Garbe (born October 27, 1893 in Hanover ; † June 18, 1967 there ) was a German manager , sponsor of sports clubs and sports official .
Career
Born in the founding years of the German Empire , Wilhelm Garbe was active as a rower, rugby player and track and field athlete from 1913 until after the First World War in 1923.
In the meantime, after completing his commercial training, Garbe had already started his career at Continental-Gummiwerke AG in Hanover at the beginning of the Weimar Republic in 1918 . She was to lead him as director up to the board of directors , which he then belonged to for ten years.
After the time of National Socialism and the Second World War , Garbe, the diverse sponsor of sports and gymnastics clubs, was co-founder of the German Olympic Society (DOG) together with Georg von Opel , Gustav Schäfer and Wilhelm Henze , of which he remained vice-president until his death.
In 1957/60 he initiated the expansion of the Fössebad with a donation from the "Conti" of DM 300,000 .
Director of Continental AG and close employee of Opel, the DOG's Golden Plan for the construction of sports facilities was announced in 1959 at Wilhelm Garbe's instigation .
He was also a member of the Presidium of the National Olympic Committee (NOK) until his death in 1967.
Honors
- 1958: Gold plaque of honor from the German Olympic Society
- 1959: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1967: The Challenge Trophy DOG named Wilhelm Sheaf Award
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Dirk Böttcher : Garbe, (2) Wilhelm. In: Dirk Böttcher, Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 125; online through google books
- ↑ a b Dirk Böttcher: Garbe, Wilhelm. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 201; online through google books
- ^ Arnd Krüger : Sport and Politics, From the gymnastics father Jahn to the state amateur . Hanover: Torch bearer 1975. ISBN 3-7716-2087-2
- ↑ a b Waldemar R. Röhrbein : 1967. In: Hannover Chronik , here: p. 261; online through google books
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garbe, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manager and sports official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1967 |
| Place of death | Hanover |