Wolfgang Sacher

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Wolfgang Sacher (* 31 December 1966 in Penzberg ) is a German disabled - cyclist and local politicians . He won the LC1 European Cup twice (2005, 2006), was world champion in single road driving (2006) and twice vice world champion in individual time trials (2006, 2007).

Life

Childhood, youth and education

Wolfgang Sacher put on the main school Penzberg to qualified high school , and then trained as a machinist at MAN After a high-voltage accident at age 16, where he lost his left arm and some toes, he had to end this and settled for administrative officer trained. This was followed by training as an administrative specialist . Further training to become an administrative manager , controller and operations manager followed. Sacher works as a treasurer and works manager of an own company in the field of water supply and wastewater disposal in the community of Schäftlarn.

Athletic career

Wolfgang Sacher started cycling in his youth and competed privately for many years. His career in cycling for the disabled began in 2004, when, after many years of hobby cycling, he was a member of the cycling team of the Disabled and Disabled Sports Association of Bavaria e. V. was included. In his first season in 2005, Sacher won three German championship titles and the first European Cup victory.

In 2006, Sacher was able to successfully defend the national title and the European Cup victory in his second season. In addition, he became road world champion and runner-up world champion in the time trial at the world championships in Aigle (Switzerland).

In 2007, Sacher again won three German championship titles and was again vice world champion in the individual time trial in Bordeaux .

At the Summer Paralympics 2008 Sacher won the silver medal in the track - single pursuit over 4000 m, the bronze medal in the track time trial over 1000 m and the gold medal in the individual time trial on the road (each in class LC1). This makes Wolfgang Sacher the most successful German cyclist at the Paralympics in Beijing. On November 11, 2008, the Penzberger was chosen as Germany's disabled athlete of the year as part of the “Night of the Stars”. In 2009 he received the Bavarian Sports Prize .

Despite his age of 44, Sacher qualified for the 2011 World Cup in Denmark. At the 2012 Paralympics in London , he started in five disciplines. He then ended his active sports career.

Political career

Wolfgang Sacher has been a member of the city ​​council in his home town of Penzberg since 2008 . From 2007 to 2012 he was a member of the SPD , but then switched to the non-party voter association Bürger für Penzberg e. V. (BfP). Since 2014 he has also been a member of the district council as a member of the citizens' association for the Weilheim-Schongau district.

Personal

Wolfgang Sacher is married and has two children. In March 2011 his biography "The one-armed bandit: The story of an exceptional athlete" was published. He lives in Penzberg, where he is also involved in local politics as a city councilor.

engagement

  • Olympic Ambassador Munich 2018
  • Ambassador of the "muscles for muscles" campaign
  • Ambassador for Radio4Handicaps

successes

2012

  • Summer Paralympics : 9th place in the track pursuit
  • Summer Paralympics: 6th place in team sprint (track)
  • Summer Paralympics: 10th place in the individual time trial
  • Summer Paralympics: 16th place single road race
  • Para-Cycling Track Czech Cup: First place team sprint, second place track tracking

2011

  • Overall European Cup victory for Belgium
  • German master road
  • 3rd place German championships individual time trial
  • Bavarian runner-up individual time trial

2010

  • Leader of the UCI road rankings in August
  • German master road
  • Vice German champion individual time trial
  • German champion 4,000 meter individual pursuit
  • Bavarian champion individual time trial

2009

  • Vice World Champion 4,000-meter single pursuit
  • Leader of the UCI road rankings in August
  • Overall winner of the European Cup
  • Bronze medal Paralympic World Cup Manchester 4,000 meter single pursuit

2008

  • Gold Medal Summer Paralympics 2008 Individual Time Trial
  • Silver medal 2008 Summer Paralympics 4,000-meter individual pursuit
  • Bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Paralympics 1,000-meter time trial
  • German champion road race
  • German champion individual time trial
  • German champion 4,000 meter individual pursuit
  • German champion team sprint
  • German runner-up in the 1,000-meter time trial
  • Bavarian champion road race

2007

  • Vice world champion individual time trial
  • 3rd place World Championship 4,000 meter single pursuit
  • German champion road race
  • German champion individual time trial
  • German champion 4,000 meter individual pursuit
  • German runner-up team sprint
  • German runner-up in the 1,000-meter time trial
  • Bavarian champion individual time trial

2006

  • World champion road race
  • Vice world champion individual time trial
  • 3rd place World Championship 4,000 meter single pursuit
  • Overall winner of the European Cup
  • German champion road race
  • German champion individual time trial
  • German champion 4,000 meter individual pursuit
  • German runner-up in the 1,000-meter time trial
  • 3rd place German championship team sprint
  • Bavarian champion individual time trial

2005

  • Overall victory in the European Cup
  • German champion road race
  • German champion individual time trial
  • German champion 4,000 meter individual pursuit
  • German runner-up in the 1,000-meter time trial
  • Bavarian champion individual time trial

2004

Numerous victories at amateur cycling events

Honors

2008

Works

  • The one-armed bandit: the story of an exceptional athlete . Together with Werner Müller-Schell. Moby Dick: 2011. ISBN 978-3-7688-5317-0

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Personal. Official website, accessed September 11, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Nils Borgstedt: "Suddenly it's bang" - Interview with Wolfgang Sacher. Netzathleten, November 5, 2009, accessed September 11, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Samuel Hahn: 16,000 volts changed his life. Augsburger Allgemeine , July 26, 2013, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Werner Müller-Scheel: Paralympics: Almost only for professionals. Merkur.de , September 7, 2016, accessed on September 11, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Sacher: The one-armed bandit: The story of an exceptional athlete. Moby Dick Publishing House, March 2011; ISBN 978-3-7688-5317-0
personal data
SURNAME Sacher, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German disabled cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Penzberg