Hartmut Wenzel

Hartmut Wenzel ( born February 23, 1947 in Berlin ) is a retired German rower, who competed for the Federal Republic of Germany for the German Democratic Republic, and from 1975 to 1969.

Wenzel won in 1966 his first GDR Champion title when he made ​​a Community Rowing rowers of the SC Einheit Dresden and the TSC Berlin as helmsman steered to victory. For the World Championships in Bled, the rowers of the TSC remained in the boat and were supplemented by four rowers from the SC Dynamo Berlin; this Berlin rowing community won the bronze medal. 1969 Wenzel was helmsman on a quartet of SC Berlin- Grunau, all rowers had in 1966 is part of the GDR aft; this boat finished at the European Championships in Klagenfurt second place behind the boat from the Federal Republic. 1970 took the four of SC Berlin- Grunau in the GDR Championship in second place behind the boat forward of the ASK Rostock.

1971 operating Hartmut Wenzel his sport in the Federal Republic, he had joined the rowing club on Lake Baldeney ( food). In his first Cup start, he won in 1971 with the Essen four German league titles. After the runner-up in 1972 aft Wenzel won the 1973 German Championship titles in the eighth. In 1974, again a league title with the quad. 1975 Wenzel contributed a foursome with four rowers from four clubs who finished in third place in the World Cup. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the four launched in the occupation of Hans- Johann Färber, Ralph Kubail, Siegfried Fricke, Peter Niehusen and Hartmut Wenzel and won the bronze medal as the year before. 1977 Wenzel contributed to Germany eight to bronze at the World Championships, in 1978, he was awarded with the aft the silver medal.