Rüdiger Reiche

Rüdiger Reiche ( born March 27, 1955 in cross- ford ) is a former rower from the German Democratic Republic. In 1976 he succeeded in the quadruple sculls Olympic victory.

Career

The tall empires began in athletics, where he had good points in the shot put and discus throwing. The talent scout from SC Chemistry Hall recruited him in 1970 as a basketball player, but after a short time he coached in the rowboat under coach Eberhard mouth. In 1973 he occupied at the Junior World Championships in second place in the One. As in Lucerne the quadruple sculls was held at the World Rowing Championships in 1974 for the first time, the East German boat with Joachim Dreifke, Götz Draeger, Rüdiger Reiche and Jürgen Bertow won the title. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the quadruple sculls then had his Olympic debut. The DDR - boat with Wolfgang Güldenpfennig, Rüdiger Reiche, Karl -Heinz Bussert and Michael Wolfgramm won the Olympic gold medal with a second ahead of the boat from the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver for this success.

1977 joined Rich in double sculls and reached together with Hans -Ulrich Schmied the silver medal behind the British at the World Championships in Amsterdam. 1978 and 1979 won empires in the GDR championships in One, 1979, he was awarded at the World Championships bronze behind Pertti Karppinen and Peter -Michael Kolbe. In 1980, Rich the only weak year of his career, he missed the Olympic qualification. Although he went as a substitute rowers to Moscow, but did not play. In 1980 Rich moved from hall to SG Dynamo Potsdam and coach Dieter Erm. In 1981 he occupied at the World Championships in Munich in second place behind Peter -Michael Kolbe. The following year, Rich won in Lucerne his only world title in one. In 1983 he was defeated in the GDR championships Uwe mouth, the son of his former coach. Rich Then moved after seven years back in the quadruple sculls. Together with Karl -Heinz Bussert, Martin Winter and Joachim Dreifke he was defeated at the World Championships in Duisburg boat from the Federal Republic of Germany. Dreifke and empires had been the first major international victory of DDR - double quad here, Bussert and with the exception of 1979 and winter had mitgerudert at the world titles from 1977 to 1982, now these four rowers experienced the first final defeat of the GDR double quartet at international championships. The world champion boat from Germany won the 1984 in the absence of the GDR rowers also an Olympic gold medal.

The 1.98 meter tall Rüdiger Reiche finished his career with two DDR league titles in 1984 and One, along with Bussert, in the double sculls. He then worked as a qualified sports teacher at the SG Dynamo Potsdam. In 1986, he was honored with the Order of Friendship of Peoples in star silver. After the turn, he was an insurance agent.