Willi Eichin

Willi Eichin (born June 23, 1943 in Haagen , Lörrach ; † November 28, 2002 ibid) was a German artistic cyclist and two-time world champion in single-art cycling.

Career

Willi Eichin was twice world champion in single art cycling : 1966 in Cologne and 1970 in Ostrava . When he became world champion in Cologne in 1966, he broke the years of dominance of the two-time world champion Hans Thissen from Wickrath , who gave up after two gross mistakes in his freestyle. Even during training, Thissen burst into tears out of desperation over the smooth floor in the Cologne sports hall , about which many athletes had complained. Since the World Cup jersey turned out to be too big for the petite Eichin, the press speculated that this had already been tailored for the stronger Thissen. In the years leading up to his title defense in 1970, Eichin came second once and twice third at world championships.

For his sporting successes, Eichin was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf on October 20, 1971 .

Eichin trained as a machine fitter, then studied in Offenburg and Karlsruhe and completed his studies as an engineer. He later worked in Switzerland.

In September 2012, the Haagen local council decided to name a street in the Talacker development area after Eichin. The street in the Belist development area was named in March 2019.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cycling , October 4, 1966
2. ↑ Sports report of the Federal Government of December 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/2040, page 69
3. ↑ Neue Straße is supposed to bear the name of the art cycling world champion Willi Eichin on badische-zeitung.de v. September 13, 2012
4. ↑ Lörrach names the street after the art cycling world champion Eichin. In: rad-net.de. March 15, 2019, accessed March 15, 2019 .