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East Germany At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 267 competitors, 154 men and 113 women, took part in 139 events in 17 sports. Medalists Athletics Men's Marathon * Waldemar Cierpinski — 2:09.55 (→ Gold Medal) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, and Alexander Thieme ** Heat — 39.42 ** Semi Final — 39.43 ** Final — 38.66s (→ Silver Medal) Men's High Jump * Rolf Beilschmidt ** Qualification — 2.16m ** Final — 2.18m (→ 7th place) * Henry Lauterbach ** Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump * Frank Wartenberg ** Qualification — 7.89m ** Final — 8.02m (→ Bronze Medal) Men's Discus Throw * Wolfgang Schmidt ** Qualification — 63.14m ** Final — 66.22m (→ Silver Medal) * Norbert Thiede ** Qualification — 61.14m ** Final — 64.30m (→ 4th place) * Siegfried Pachale ** Qualification — 60.64m ** Final — 64 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee Of The GDR
The National Olympic Committee of the GDR (german: link=no, Nationales Olympisches Komitee der DDR) was the non-profit organization representing Sportsperson, athletes from East Germany in the International Olympic Committee. The NOC GDR organized East Germany's representatives at the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games. History On 22 April 1951, the National Olympic Committee for East Germany (german: link=no, Nationale Olympische Komitee für Ostdeutschland) was founded in Berlin's Red City Hall, but not recognized by the IOC, as the National Olympic Committee for Germany, founded in Bonn in September 1949, already existed. Kurt Edel was the founding president of the East German NOC. According to the statutes of the IOC and the West German claim to sole representation required by the Adenauer government, athletes from the GDR should only be allowed to participate in a German team under the leadership of the NOC for Germany, which the GDR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Coxed Four
The men's coxed four (M4+) competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from Soviet Union. There were 14 boats (71 competitors, with the Soviet Union making one substitution) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The victory was the Soviet Union's first medal in the men's coxed four. East Germany took its third consecutive silver medal, with entirely different crews each time. The defending champion West Germany received bronze this time. Hans-Johann Färber, the only rower from the 1972 gold medal team to return, became the fifth man to earn multiple medals in the event. Background This was the 15th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The coxed four was one of the four initial events introduced in 1900. It was not held in 1904 or 1908, but was he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928– 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972– 2000, Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wartenberg
Frank Wartenberg (born 29 May 1955 in Bülzig) is a retired East German long jumper. He won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal. He also won the 1973 European Junior Championships, finished eighth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships and fifth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships. He became East German champion in 1976 representing the sports club SC Chemie Halle. His personal best jump was 8.18 metres, achieved in July 1976 in East Berlin. In 1977 he married Christiane Wartenberg Christiane Wartenberg ( Stoll, born 27 October 1956 in Prenzlau) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. She competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russia Russia (, , ), or the ..., née Stoll. References 1955 births Living people East German male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lauterbach
Henry Lauterbach (born 22 October 1957 in Buttstädt, Bezirk Erfurt) is a retired East German high jumper and long jumper. In the high jump he finished fourth at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia and sixth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships in Vienna, Austria. He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final round; at the 1980 Olympic Games however he finished fourth. With a jump of 2.29 metres he missed out on the bronze medal by 2 centimetres; the bronze and gold medals were won by his compatriots Jörg Freimuth and Gerd Wessig respectively. Lauterbach was ranked sixth in the world that season by ''Track and Field News''. In domestic competitions, Lauterbach represented the sports club SC Turbine Erfurt. He won silver medals at the East German championships in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980 and a bronze medal in 1981. The East German champion during those years was usually Rolf Beilschmidt. Lauterbach became East German indoor cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Beilschmidt
Rolf Beilschmidt (born 8 August 1953, in Jena) is a retired East German high jumper. Beilschmidt represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and became East German champion in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981. Beilschmidt's personal best high jump was 2.31 metres, achieved in August 1977 in Helsinki. Beilschmidt shares the decathlon world record in high jump with Christian Schenk Christian Schenk (; born 9 February 1965 in Rostock, East Germany) is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany. He won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Sc ... at 2.27 m. Achievements References 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Jena People from Bezirk Gera East German male high jumpers Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal. More generally, silver is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. Sports Olympic Games During the first Olympic event in 1896, number one achievers or winners' medals were in fact made of silver metal. The custom of gold-silver- bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games and has been copied for many other sporting events. Minting the medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928 to 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Thieme
Alexander Thieme (13 January 1954 – 29 November 2016) was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Thieme was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he won the silver medal alongside his teammates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Klaus-Dieter Kurrat Klaus-Dieter Kurrat (born 16 January 1955 in Nauen, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was a European Junior 100/200 metre champion in 1973. He was twice East German 100 Metres Champion, a .... In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf. References * 1954 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Chemnitz East German male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat (born 16 January 1955 in Nauen, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was a European Junior 100/200 metre champion in 1973. He was twice East German 100 Metres Champion, as well as 200 metre champion in 1976. He also added three 60 metre Indoor East German titles, as well as an indoor 100 metres. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metre relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Alexander Thieme. He competed at the Moscow Olympic Games in the 100 metres, where he reached the quarterfinal. He is married to Olympic gymnast Kerstin Gerschau Kerstin Gerschau (later Kurrat, born 26 January 1958) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Her best individual result was seventh . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Pfeifer
Jörg Pfeifer (born 19 March 1952) is a retired East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Manfred Kokot, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander Thieme Alexander Thieme (13 January 1954 – 29 November 2016) was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Thieme was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, .... References *European Championships 1952 births Living people East German male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Place of birth missing (living people) European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Kokot
Manfred Kokot (born 3 January 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He did so alongside Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander Thieme. In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th .... In 1971 Kokot became a co-holder of the European 100 m record with 10.0 seconds, and in 1973 he set the world record in 50 metres indoor sprint at 5.61 seconds. References 1948 births Living people People from Templin East German male sprinters Sportspeople from Brandenburg Olympic athletes of East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have been awarded in the arts, for example, by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, usually as a symbol of an award to give an outstanding student some financial freedom. Others offer only the prestige of the award. Many organizations now award gold medals either annually or extraordinarily, including various academic societies. While some gold medals are solid gold, others are gold-plated or silver-gilt, like those of the Olympic Games, the Lorentz Medal, the United States Congressional Gold Medal and the Nobel Prize medal. Nobel Prize medals consist of 18 karat green gold plated with 24 karat gold. Before 1980 they were struck in 23 karat gold. Military origins Before the establishment of standard military awards, e.g., the Medal of Honor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
