Dieter Speer

Dieter Speer ( born February 24, 1942 in Legnica ) is a former German biathlete.

Career

Speer grew up in Sanger -hausen. His athletic career began as a water polo player. He then moved to athletics and became Junior Champion in the 3x1.000 meter relay. During his studies, he came DHfK age of 19 with the cross-country skiing in touch. As a long distance runner, he reached personal bests of 15:12 minutes at the 5,000 -meter run and 31:50 minutes for the 10,000 -meter run. In 1964 he moved due to his good knowledge of Russian biathlon because you needed him there as an interpreter. Speer coached at the SG Dynamo Cínovec. His coaches were Max Brown and Siegfried Forker. At the World Cup 1967 in Altenberg, he used his language skills to unlock the secrets of their success with the Soviet team.

He was the first German in the World Cup 1971 in Hämeenlinna world champion in biathlon, as he gave the then outstanding Alexander Tikhonov about 20 km defeated. Tikhonov played a big part in the success of Speer, as he had this in 1969 paid a high shank for his rifle. For his victory at the World Championships Speer was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze.

Three years later retaliated spear when he was in Sapporo Ski Tikhonov his left at the Olympic Games in 1972, when he crashed as first runner during the race season and broke his left ski. Speer remarked this Ski break at the warm-up. The Russians were in this race Olympic champion, the DDR - season came, however, still on the bronze medal. The Fair Play Committee Pierre de Coubertin in 1973, UNESCO awarded then the lieutenant of the People's Police honorary diploma.

After his playing career, he became involved with the SG Dynamo Cínovec as a youth coach. After the turn, he was personal and property guards at the Saxon State Chancellery. Spear lives in Wachau and operates a roller shutter sales. In his spare time he played more than 20 Mahrathonläufe. In Black Hills / South Dakota, he ran in October 1999 2:50:40 hours.

Other successes

Swell

  • Volker Kluge: The great encyclopedia of GDR athletes, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89602-538-4
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