Karl-Heinz Danielowski

Karl -Heinz Danielowski ( born March 31, 1940 in Sülldorf ) is a former rower from the GDR. 1976 Danielowski as helmsman Olympic champion was eighth.

Life

After training as a lathe operator to Danielowski reported to the People's Navy. On the school fleet was discovered his qualities as helmsman of rowing boats. From 1963 Danielowski participated in international races. In 1964, he was with Günter Bergau and Peter Gorny European champion in pairs with coxswain. At the Olympic Games in 1964 missed the three from ASK forward Rostock almost to the finals and was seventh. Four years later, at the 1968 Olympic Games were the three Seventh again, this time. However, as part of the East German rowing eight

1970 contributed Danielowski the new Rostock coxed four with Karl -Heinz Prudöhl, Jochen Mietzner, Rolf Zimmermann and Bernd Meerbach. This boat was at the World Championships in St. Catharines runner-up behind the Lake quad. From 1973 Danielowski was coxswain of the East German rowing eight. In 1973 the boat was European champion, but finished at the World Cup in 1974, only the fourth place. Then Danielowski in 1975 replaced by Klaus -Dieter Ludwig. 1976 but headed back Danielowski the GDR eighth. At the Olympic Games in Montreal Danielowski reached the end of his career but still an Olympic Final. In the occupation Bernd Baumgart, Gottfried Döhn, Werner Klatt, Roland Kostulski, Joachim Lück, Dieter Wendish, Ulrich Karnatz, Karl -Heinz Prudöhl with Danielowski the helm the boat was Olympic Champion with over two seconds ahead of the British boat. He was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver for this success. In addition to his athletic career Danielowski had studied financial economics, his military rank was that of a captain lieutenant. Danielowski worked as a financial economist in the military district headquarters Rostock.