Petra Hinze

Petra Hinze, (married Bartels ) ( born April 20, 1955 in Aue ) is a former German cross-country skier, which started from 1972 to 1975 for the national team of the GDR. Your biggest achievement is winning the World Championship silver medal in the relay in 1974 in Falun.

Junior range

Petra Hinze began with the cross-country skiing in the BSG Motor Bockau, where she gained her first experience under coach Axel Mensky. For the first time Hinze made ​​as a district champion in the youth field attention to themselves in the winter sports season 1969/70. In addition, she won this season in January 1970 at the prestigious Mühlleitener ladies ski race in the youth field which runs about 5 and 7 Kilometer.In the following season 70/71 Hinze started already for the junior national team of East Germany. Given their performance, she was nominated for the Fourth Junior European Championships, which were held from 5 to 7 February 1971 at the Bavarian Nesselwang in the ten-member East German squad. For there antretenden GDR selection included the future Olympic champion Barbara Petzold, who belonged to the Oberwiesenthaler training group under the coaches Christine and Heinz Nestler next Margitta Rösch. In the EM itself, in which the Klingenthaler runner Marita Dotterweich won over 5km silver, Hinze took on the 5km the 14th Place. In the 3x5 km relay, which also won a silver medal in the cast Petzold / Rösch / yolk soft, the 15-year old Hinze was not taken. In the Olympic 1971/72 season the Mühlleitener ladies ski race, the East German Senior Championships, the East German youth championships and V. Junior European Championships in Tarvisio, Italy was envisaged as highlights. However, both the women's ski race and the Veterans Championships literally fell into the water. The Junior Championships, which were held on home soil in Upper Wiesenthal, Hinze won over the 5km and with the relay gold each. In the Junior European Championship Hinze started with a 4th place over 5 kilometer distance. Your teammate Marita yolk soft fetched as last year silver over this distance. Due to this performance Hinze has now been used in the relay. This also won silver as in the previous, this time in the occupation Krause / yolk soft / Hinze. Barbara Petzold was not taken in the relay.

Senior level

After the Olympic season, it was due to the rather disappointing performance of the cross-country women in the Olympic Games in Sapporo, a major personnel upheaval. The years dominating trio Anni Unger, Renate Fischer and Gabriele main, which became in 1970 vice world champion in the season, was adopted in November 1972 from the national team. For talents like Veronika Schmidt, Sigrun Krause, Barbara Petzold, Marita yolk soft, Margitta Rösch and also the 17 -year-old Petra Hinze now moved on to the team. The average age was 17.5 years. And shortly after the turn of the year saw Petra Hinze on January 5, 1973 at the traditional Mühlleitener ladies ski race for the first surprise. She won the 10-kilometer stretch of 39 seconds ahead of the triple Olympic champion from Sapporo, Galina Kulakowa, which was, however, only a few hours earlier arrived at the venue. Since 1962, this was the first victory for a DDR - runner at this distance. About 5 km route, which was run on the following day, Hinze finished 4th, with only three seconds behind bronze. In the relay decision, which was first staged with four runners in the cast Birgit Hunger / Margitta Rösch / Petra Hinze / Marita yolk soft, finished the season at the end of the GDR fourth place. The 25th East Championships, which took place in forging field in early February 1973 for Hinze began with a disappointment. About 10 kilometers they came up with a good two minutes behind knocked into Ziel.Über half the distance of 5 kilometers, then ran it better, behind double Sigrun Krause won their first championship Hinze with silver medal. The first championship was ultimately not long in coming. To the SC Dynamo Klingenthal for SC tractor Oberwiesenthal impersonated Anni coach Heinz Unger Nestler with Margitta Rösch, Barbara Petzold and just Petra Hinze a powerful squadron had built. And this season promptly won gold, Petra Hinze was able to celebrate their first East German champion. End February 73 launched Hinze highlight of the season to the Ski Games to Falun. One year before the World Championships taking place there, the champions found one to test the newly built facilities extensively. At the same time served the Faluner Ski Games as initial assessment for the newly formed, very young ladies national team in the international cross-country scene. After rather mixed single placements Hinze introduced as the final runner the season in fourth place behind the squadrons of the Soviet Union, Finland and Norway, but still 4 seconds before loudly acclaimed indigenous Season from Sweden to the finish.

To kick off the World Cup season in 1973/74 Hinze started again at a ladies ski race in Mühlleiten. After finishing 15 over 10 km, and a mere 17th place over five kilometers they occupied with the relay as the year a respectable 4th place. Despite this somewhat sobering start to the season in 1974 Hinzes should be successful year. The 26th East German Ski Championships, which were held in Klingenthal from late January to early February, saw a Petra Hinze in top form. She could both individual stocks back up over 5 and 10 km, in the season they won silver. So then could hardly surprise the nomination for the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden. Besides Hinze still belonged Veronika Schmidt, Barbara Petzold, Sigrun and Monika Krause Debertshäuser for women's team.

The World Championships ran for Hinze at first not so good. While teammate Barbara Petzold 4th place over five kilometers could reach the previously best individual placing an East German runner at world championships and Veronika Schmidt 7th place achieved a respectable result, it was enough unexpected for Hinze only to 30th place not she was therefore used for not nominated to run over 10 kilometers in its place Monika Debertshäuser was used. In this run decision Barbara Petzold won the silver medal. By 5th place for Veronika Schmidt and 7th place for Sigrun Krause, the GDR team brought with it almost sensational 3 ladies in the top ten. However, then the head coach decided in the relay decision for Petra Hinze. Starting at position two, sent by Sigrun Krause as third-place finisher in the lane, she was able to maintain the placement and handed than others, but with just 5 seconds behind the leading Soviet squadron, Barbara Petzold. This slid to No. 2 and handed over to Veronika Schmidt behind Galina Kulakowa came at the end only 11 seconds to the target and thus won silver for the GDR season. This silver medal meant for Petra Hinze at the same time the biggest success of their Karriere.Nach this season highlight Hinze still won with the East German squadron at the traditional XXIX. Czech - Marusarz Memorial in the Polish winter sports resort of Zakopane.

The first season's highlight of the season 1974/75 was formed back in mid January 1975 held Mühlleitener ladies ski races, where Hinze 10-kilometer course 5 finished, while it was only enough for 16th place on the 5 km. In the relay decision but Hinze could contribute to the proved the be encountered in the World Cup lineup DDR season behind the strong Finns place 2. The East German Ski Championships, which start in February 1975 before a home crowd in Upper Wiesenthal took place saw on the 10 km route a Petra Hinze, which was ranked 14 after recovering from flu. About 5 km, however, she could somewhat surprising, considering its recent achievements, to defend the championship title. And in the Season Hinze was able to receive the gold medal. However, only after a decision at the green table, since the actual Relay winners from Zella -Mehlis was disqualified. As a result, Hinze took part in well-staffed competition in Falun and Lahti, finished there but always rear ranks. Only at the Holmenkollen games in early March she sat again with an exclamation mark. Petra Hinze was third on the 5-kilometer route. In the Czech - Marusarz Memorial in Zakopane she wore to over 10 km in the winners list. In the relay, she was able to reach the 2nd place with Christel Meinel and Maron Büchner. Inserts the Tatra Cup and Murmansk rounded off the season.

For the following season Petra Hinze is no longer included in the national team, the Olympic Winter Games 1976 took place without them. Veronika Schmidt and Monika Debertshäuser were in terms of performance pulled past her and won with Sigrun Krause and Barbara Petzold at the Olympics Season bronze.

Private

The now married Petra Bartels later worked at the town hall Bockau. In the course of regional reforms, she now works as an administrative professional employees in the municipality Zschorlau in the field construction administration.