Peter Rost (handballer)
Peter Rost ( born June 29, 1951 in Leipzig ) is a German handball player, coach and functionary. His greatest achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as captain and playmaker choosing the GDR in 1980 in Moscow.
Career
In youth rust played the BSG Leipzig West and 1966 Spartakiadesieger with the Leipzig district selection. He was also a GDR youth champion in 1970 with the SC Leipzig. He played from 1970 to 1984 at SC Leipzig and in 1972, 1976 and 1979 East German champion.
Overall, Peter Rost was 216- times used internationally in the GDR - selector, by scoring 339 goals. In the Men's Handball World Championship 1974, he became vice - world champion and 1980 Olympic champion, both as captain of each selection. For his athletic achievements, he was in 1980 awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver and 1984 gold.
As a coach, he was (1999 ) and the ThSV Eisenach ( 2001-2003) responsible for the women of Frankfurt Handball Club, the men of the SC Magdeburg. He then worked as an advisor to the HC Dresden; In 2006, he was a sports manager of the first SV Concordia Delitzsch.
Private
Rust is a trained locksmith train and closed the school with university entrance from. He then studied at the Leipzig DHfK. He is also a qualified sports teacher.
He is married to Christina " Christa" rust, which was over 170 -fold range player of the GDR 's Handball World Champion in 1976 and won Olympic silver in Montreal and four years later bronze. Their son Frank was football goalkeeper and is now a football coach. Peter Rost lives in Leipzig.
Achievements
Player
- Spartakiadesieger 1996 with the Leipzig Youth selection
- East German youth champion in 1970 with the SC Leipzig
- GDR Champion in 1972, 1976 and 1979
- Vice World Champion 1974
- Olympic Gold Medal 1980