Christof Kreuziger

Christof Kreuziger (born 29 November 1948) is a German rower. He won gold medals for East Germany at the 1973 European Rowing Championships and the 1974 World Rowing Championships in double scull, and at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in quad scull.

Christof Kreuziger
Personal information
Born (1948-11-29) 29 November 1948
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Berlin-Grünau
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
World Rowing Championships
1974 Lucerne Double scull
1975 Nottingham Quad scull
European Rowing Championships
1973 Moscow Double scull

Rowing career

Kreuziger was born in 1948.[1] He appears in East German media reports about rowing from 1969 onwards, starting for TSC Berlin which later that year became SC Berlin-Grünau.[2] In 1970, he teamed up with fellow club member Götz Draeger in the double scull and they came third in the East German championships.[3][4] Kreuziger also competed in the single scull in 1970 and won an international regatta on Lake Ossiach near Villach in Austria.[5]

At the 1971 East German national championships, Kreuziger competed in the single scull and was beaten by Draeger for second place.[6][7]

In May 1972, Kreuziger won in single scull at a regatta in Copenhagen.[8] At the East German national championships in July 1972, Kreuziger won in the double scull partnered with Jürgen Bertow, but the best rowers were not present as they were preparing for the Olympics.[3][9] Five rowers from his club were announced as participants at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and Kreuziger was not one of them.[10]

For 1973, Kreuziger partnered with Uli Schmied in the double scull; Schmied had won Olympic bronze in the previous year.[11] In June, they won an international regatta in Berlin.[12] At a regatta on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland in July, they came first.[13] Later that month, the duo won the East German championships.[3][14] SC Berlin-Grünau also entered a quad scull team to the national championships that included Kreuziger, and the team came third.[15] The highlight of that year's rowing season were the 1973 European Rowing Championships, which until that year were regarded as the unofficial world championships; world championships were held annually from 1974 onwards. Kreuziger and Schmied won gold in the double scull; they beat the 1972 Olympic winners, Gennadi Korshikov and Aleksandr Timoshinin, by seven seconds.[16] In January 1974, he was awarded Master of Sport, an East German honorary award.[17]

Kreuziger and Schmied won the first international regatta of 1974, held in Moscow in early June.[18] They also won international regattas in Berlin and Nottingham later the same month.[19][20] As in the previous two occasions, they won the East Germany championships in 1974.[3][21] In 1974, quad scull teams were formed by rowers from different clubs, and the composite team made up of Schmied, Kreuziger, Wolfgang Hönig, and Bernd Frieberg came second.[15] Kreuziger and Schmied went to the 1974 World Rowing Championships as double scull favourites and did not disappoint, winning gold at the competition on the Rotsee in Lucerne.[22] In November 1974, Kreuziger was awarded the honorary award Deserved Master of Sport[23] and a Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze.[24]

Early in the 1975 season, Kreuziger's double scull partner Schmied was injured and could not train, and they were beaten by Joachim Dreifke and Jürgen Bertow at a regatta in Berlin.[25] At the East German championships, they came third, and the combination of Dreifke and Bertow took the national title.[3] Kreuziger also competed in the quad scull in a team with Stefan Weiße, Wolfgang Güldenpfennig, and Wolfgang Hönig, and whilst they were the favourites that year, a boat with Joachim Dreifke, Martin Winter, Rüdiger Reiche, and Jürgen Bertow had a clear lead. Winter caught a crab close to the finish line, and Kreuziger's team won the national championship.[15][26][27] According to the result of the national championships, the successful quad scull team with Kreuziger was nominated for the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham,[28] and they were successful at gaining the world championship title.[29]

In 1976, Kreuziger teamed up with Stefan Weiße to compete at the Moscow regatta in May; they were beaten by a Soviet team.[30][31] Neither Kreuziger nor Weiße were included when the nominations for the 1976 Summer Olympics were announced in June.[32]

Private life

Kreuziger is married. In late 1973, he had a son—Hannes—who became a singer-songwriter.[33]

References
  1. "Christof Kreuzinger [sic]". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "Starke Ruder-Achter". Neue Zeit (in German). 25 (122). 28 May 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 24 December 2017.(registration required)
  3. "DDR-Rudermeisterschaften: Doppelzweier – Männer (Plätze 1–3)" (in German). Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. "Dynamo-Achter überlegener Sieger". Neue Zeit (in German). 26 (170). 21 July 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 24 December 2017.(registration required)
  5. "Ruder-Erfolge in Villach". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 26 (254). 14 September 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 24 December 2017.(registration required)
  6. "DDR-Rudermeisterschaften: Einer – Männer (Plätze 1–3)" (in German). Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. "Dresden wie in alten Zeiten". Neue Zeit (in German). 27 (168). 20 July 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 24 December 2017.(registration required)
  8. "Klar den Ton angegeben". Neue Zeit (in German). 28 (126). 30 May 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 24 December 2017.(registration required)
  9. Sydow, Waldemar (17 July 1972). "Keine Überraschungen in Frauen-Bootsklassen". Neues Deutschland (in German). 27 (196). p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  10. "UnsereOlympla-Mannschaft". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 (220). 10 August 1972. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2017.(registration required)
  11. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uli Schmied". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. Russek, Volkmar (18 June 1973). "Nur vier Gästesiege bei Großer Grünauer Regatta". Neues Deutschland (in German). 28 (166). p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  13. "Sechs Erfolge auf dem Rotsee". Neues Deutschland (in German). 28 (194). 16 July 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  14. Sydow, Waldemar (23 July 1973). "Im Achter fehlte Dramatik". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 29 (201). p. 8. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  15. "DDR-Rudermeisterschaften: Doppelvierer – Männer (Plätze 1–3)" (in German). Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  16. Allmert, Hans (3 September 1973). "Der Vierertitel bleibt in Dresden". Neues Deutschland (in German). 28 (243). p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  17. "Verdiente Sportler wurden geehrt". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 30 (18). 18 January 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  18. "15 erste Plätze für DDR-Ruderer". Neues Deutschland (in German). 29 (152). 4 June 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  19. Sydow, Waldemar (16 June 1974). "Zum Auftakt überlegene DDR-Ruderer in Grünau". Neues Deutschland (in German). 29 (164). p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  20. "Ruderer In Amsterdam und Nottingham vorn". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 30 (179). 1 July 1974. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  21. Kapsch, Jürgen (22 July 1974). "Die Favoriten waren in Grünau im Bilde". Neues Deutschland (in German). 29 (200). p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  22. Radtke, Bodo (9 September 1974). "DDR-Ruderer sorgten für Rekord-Triumph". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 30 (249). p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
  23. "Verdiente Meister des Sports". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 30 (331). 30 November 1974. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  24. "Ehrengeschenk des Vorsitzenden des Staatsrates der DDR". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 30 (331). 30 November 1974. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  25. "Grünau bot nur Aspekte". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 31 (147). 23 June 1975. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  26. Allmert, Hans (21 July 1975). "Achter mit einem neuen 'Weltrekord'". Neues Deutschland (in German). 30 (171). p. 7. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  27. Radtke, Bodo (21 July 1975). "Spannung und Klasse bis zum Achter-Finale". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 31 (171). p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  28. "DDR-Nominierungen für die Ruder-WM". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 31 (192). 14 August 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  29. Radtke, Bodo (1 September 1975). "Nach Silber fünfmal Gold". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 31 (207). p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  30. Hönel, Manfred (31 May 1976). "DDR-Ruderer glänzten auf Moskauer Kurs". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 32 (129). p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  31. "26 Erfolge der DDR-Ruderer". Neue Zeit (in German). 32 (130). 1 June 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  32. Radtke, Bodo (22 June 1976). "DDR-Olympiamannschaft für Montreal nominiert". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 32 (147). p. 11. Retrieved 26 December 2017.(registration required)
  33. "Vom Berliner Sportleben". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 30 (7). 7 January 1974. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2017.(registration required)
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