Bernd Eichwurzel ( German: Bernd Eichwurzel ; born , ) is a German rower who played for the German Democratic rowing team in the 1980s. Champion of the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul , three-time world champion, winner of many regattas of national and international importance.
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| Club | Dynamo ( Potsdam ) |
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| Growth | 196 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
Biography
Bernd Eichwurzel was born on October 25, 1964 in Oranienburg , East Germany . He trained in Potsdam at the local sports club Dynamo under the guidance of coach Bernd Landfoigt .
He first made his name in rowing in 1981, winning a gold medal in the oar fours at the World Junior Championships in Bulgaria. The next season, at the junior world championship in Italy, he won in non-steering doubles.
The first serious success at the adult international level was achieved in the 1983 season, when he entered the main team of the East German national team and attended the World Championships in Duisburg , from where he brought the silver dignity won in the classification of the steering fours - only the crew from New Zealand passed ahead in the finals .
In 1985, he performed at the World Championships in Hazewinkel , where he took bronze in the fours.
At the 1986 World Championships in Nottingham, he beat all rivals in the classification of the steering fours and received gold. A year later, at similar competitions in Copenhagen, he repeated this achievement in the same discipline.
Thanks to a series of successful performances, he was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul - as part of the crew, which also included rowers Frank Klavonn , Bernd Nizekke , Karsten Schmeling and helmsman Hendrik Reicher , took first place in the men's swing quadruple with steering wheel and most won the Olympic gold medal.
After the Seoul Olympics, Eichwurzel remained in the GDR rowing team and continued to take part in major international regattas. So, in 1989, he performed at the World Championships in Bled , where he finished fourth in the standings of the oar fours.
In 1990, at the World Championships in Tasmania, he added another gold medal in the oar fours to the track record, thus becoming the three-time world champion in rowing.
For outstanding athletic achievements, he was twice awarded the Order " For Merit to the Fatherland " in gold (1986, 1988) [1] [2] .
In addition to playing sports, he served in the People’s Police , after the unification of Germany he worked as a driver.
Notes
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , 15. Oktober 1986, S. 7
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , 12./13. November 1988, S. 4
Links
- Bernd Eichwurzel - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Bernd Eichwurzel - profile on the FISA website
- Bernd Eichwurzel (English) - page on the website of the International Olympic Committee