Günther Hummelt
Günther Hummelt | |
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Born | 21 July 1931 |
Died | 3 July 2010 (aged 78) |
Curling career | |
World Championship appearances | 2 (1967, 1984) |
Günther Hummelt (21 July 1931 – 3 July 2010) was an
In 2012, Hummelt was posthumously inducted into the
Career
Playing career
Hummelt first came out onto the world stage in the 1967 Scotch Cup as the third for the German team skipped by David Lampl. Germany finished tied for last after the round robin. Hummelt then participated in the 1984 Air Canada Silver Broom as the alternate for the Austrian team, which finished the round robin without a win.
Coaching career
Hummelt coached Austria at two events in the 2000s. He coached the Austrian junior men's team at the B tournament of the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships to a seventh-place finish, and coached the Austrian junior women's team at the 2005 European Junior Curling Challenge to a fifth-place finish.[4]
Contributions to curling
Curling in Germany and Austria
Hummelt became a founding member of several curling clubs in Austria, including his home club, the Kitzbühel Curling Club in Kitzbühel.[5] He also founded the first curling club in Munich, Germany.
He became the president of the Austrian Curling Association at the time of its formation in 1980,[4] and held this post until his death.[5]
World Curling Federation
Hummelt first joined the
Curling as an Olympic sport
Hummelt led a World Curling Federation committee that lobbied for the sport of curling to become an Olympic sport.[4] After much effort, the International Olympic Committee approved curling's bid for Olympic sport status, and curling made its debut as an official Olympic sport in 1998 at the Nagano Winter Olympics.
Death
Hummelt fell ill shortly before his death. He died peacefully at the age of 78.[6][7]
References
- ^ "In Memoriam – Günther Hummelt" (PDF). European Curling Federation.
- ^ a b "World Curling Federation Annual General Assembly April 2012". World Curling Federation. 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Österreichischer Curling Verbund – History". Austrian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
- ^ World Curling Federation. 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Tribute to Günther Hummelt" (PDF). European Curling Federation. 4 July 2010.
- ^ "European Curling Federation – Günther Hummelt". 4 July 2010.
- ^ Garber, David (September 2010). "Tales From Sheet Nine: Passing of curlers both sad and uplifting" (PDF). United States Curling Association.
External links
- Günther Hummelt at World Curling
- Günther Hummelt at Olympedia