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Anita Nüßner
Anita Nüßner (also spelled Nüssner and sometimes wrongly listed as Nüssner-Kobuss or Nüßner-Kobuß, 10 June 1935 – 27 February 2025) was an East Germany, East German canoe sprint, sprint canoeist who competed from the late-1950s until 1968. Nüßner won a K-4 500 m bronze medal at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. She finished sixth in the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres, K-1 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Domestic competitions Nüßner was born in 1935 in Plaue in Saxony, then an independent village but now a suburb of Flöha.Note that her Sports Reference entry wrongly identifies Plaue in Thuringia as her birth place. She learned canoeing on the Zschopau (river), Zschopau that flows through Plaue. Standing tall and weighing during her competitive career, she competed for Fortschritt Plaue in the 1958 East German canoe sprint championships. She came third in the K-1 500 m that year and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flöha
Flöha () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau (river), Zschopau and Flöha (river), Flöha, east of Chemnitz. Flöha station connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places. History During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha. Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011. Statistisches Bundesamt Sons and daughters of the city * Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha * Anita Nüßner (1935–2025), canoeist (born in Plaue) * Stefan Schmid ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Seidelmann
Charlotte Marquardt ( Seidelmann) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1960s. At the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce, Yugoslavia, Seidelmann teamed up with Anita Nüßner and came fourth in the K-2 500 m. Alongside Marion Knobba and Helga Ulze, they won bronze with the K-4 500 m. In the 1964 season, Marquardt (now using her married name) again teamed up with Nüßner for the K-2 500 m. At a regatta in Poznan, Marquardt and Nüßner came first. With 1964 an Olympic year, inner-German contests had to be held for the qualifications to the United Team of Germany. Marquardt and Nüßner caused a sensation when they beat the reigning champions, Annemarie Zimmermann and Roswitha Esser, at the first regatta held on the Mittelland Canal at the Rothensee boat lift. At the second Olympic qualifying regatta in Duisburg Duisburg (; , ) is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western States of Germany, German state of Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, Poznań, Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional St. Martin's croissant, Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance in Poland, Renaissance Old Town, Poznań Town Hall, Town Hall and Poznań Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest List of cities and towns in Poland#Cities, city in Poland. As of 2023, the city's population is 540,146, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.029 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Canoe Sprint European Championships
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Hartmann
Ingrid Hartmann (23 July 1930 – 9 November 2006) was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was born in Bad Salzuflen, Free State of Lippe. She won the K-2 500 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Hartmann also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 500 m: 1963) and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...). References * *Ingrid Hartmann's profile at Sports Reference.com 1930 births 2006 deaths People from Bad Salzuflen Sportspeople from Detmold (region) Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics German female canoeists People from the Free State of Lippe Olympic canoeists for the United Team of Germany Olympic silver medalists for the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese Zenz
Theresia Maria "Therese" Zenz (15 October 1932 – 22 October 2019) was a Saarland, Saar-born Germany, German canoe sprinter. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the United Team of Germany in 1956 and 1960. At the 1952 games she competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Saar and finished ninth in the Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres, K-1 500 metres event. She later became a coach for the West German team. Zenz won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1954 for Saar) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m: both 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1958 for West Germany). References * *Therese Zenz's profile at Sports Reference.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 Metres
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano. This event debuted at these 1960 Summer Olympics, Olympics though it is one of two events that has been at every ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (the other is the men's K-4 1000 m event which debuted at the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres, 1964 Games in Tokyo and ran until the Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres, 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Medalists Results Heats The 11 crews first raced in two heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final; the remaining five teams were relegated to the repechage. Repechage The top three finishers in the repechage (raced on August 27) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 29. References1960 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 1.pp. 269–70.In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Team Of Germany At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 293 competitors, 238 men and 55 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports. Medalists Nationality in brackets. Gold * Armin Hary () — Athletics, Men's 100 metres * Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer (all from ) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Dieter Krause (), Günter Perleberg (), Paul Lange (), Friedhelm Wentzke () — Canoeing, Men's K1 4 × 500 m * Ingrid Krämer () — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard * Ingrid Krämer () — Diving, Women's 10m Platform * Hans Günter Winkler, Fritz Thiedemann, Alwin Schockemöhle (all from ) — Equestrian, Jumping Team * Heidi Schmid () — Fencing, Women's Foil * Bernhard Knubel, Heinz Renneberg, Klaus Zerta (all from ) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs * Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Kobuß
Anita Kobuß (born 13 February 1944) is an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1960s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event and bronze medals in the K-1 500 m and K-4 500 m events at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin. Kobuß finished fifth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan .... References External links * * 1944 births Living people East German female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Olympic canoeists for East Germany Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Mittweida Canoeists from Saxony {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic languages, Slavic origin. Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Emperor until 1918. Its planning embodied ideas of the Age of Enlightenment: through a careful balance of architecture and landscape, Potsdam was intended as "a picturesque, pastoral dream" which would remind its residents of their relationship with nature and reason. The city, which is over 1,000 years old, is widely known for its palaces, its lakes, and its overall historical and cultural significance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berliner Zeitung
The ''Berliner Zeitung'' (; ) is a daily newspaper based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in East Germany in 1945, it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since Reunification of Germany, reunification. It is published by Berliner Verlag. History and profile ''Berliner Zeitung'' was first published on 21 May 1945 in East Berlin. The paper, a center-left daily, is published by Berliner Verlag. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the paper was bought by Gruner + Jahr and the United Kingdom, British publisher Robert Maxwell. Gruner + Jahr later became sole owners and relaunched it in 1997 with a completely new design. A stated goal was to turn the ''Berliner Zeitung'' into "Germany's ''Washington Post''". The daily says its journalists come "from east and west", and it styles itself as a "young, modern and dynamic" paper for the whole of Germany. It is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since German reunification, reunification. In 2003, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knappensee (lake)
The Knappensee, also known as the Knappenrode reservoir (German: ''Speicher Knappenrode''; Upper Sorbian: ''Hórnikečanski jězor''), is a lake and former open-pit mine located southeast of Hoyerswerda in the state of Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... The Knappensee is named after the town of Knappenrode to the north and is primarily located within the municipality of Lohsa. The lake was formed by two flood events in May and June 1945, which resulted in the inundation of the Werminghoff lignite open-pit mine. See also * Knappensee (municipality) References Artificial lakes of Germany Lakes of Saxony Mining in Saxony Hoyerswerda {{Germany-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
