Günter Traub (born 13 March 1939) is a German speed skater. He competed in all speed skating events at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. His best achievement was 11th place in the 5000 m in 1964 and in 10000 m in 1968.[1] During his career, Traub set two point-scoring world records in all-around speed skating, in 1963 and in 1968. He also won four national all-around titles, in 1961–1963 and 1968.[2]
 Günter Traub in 1967 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1939 Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Club | DEC Frillensee, Inzell |
From 1969 to 1970 he coached the United States speed skating team, which included Peter Mueller, Dianne Holum and Eric Heiden. He ended his skating career in 1970 after a serious training accident in a swimming pool, which brought him into a coma and resulted in multiple fractures. After recovery, he prepared the Italian skating team to the 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1972 Traub joined the motorsport and has been a fitness trainer of the Ford car racing team, which included Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Jochen Mass and Hans-Joachim Stuck.[3]
In 1999, he resumed competing in speed skating and became world champion in his age group, setting a new world record. He proceeded to win world titles in 2000 and 2002, setting a total of seven world records in the age group over 60 years.[3]
Traub now lives in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where he works as a physical education and mental trainer. He consulted such individuals as Juan Carlos of Spain, Michael Schumacher and Hubert Burda.[4] In 1990, he had a cameo appearance in the German sports film Fire, Ice and Dynamite.[5]
- 500 m – 40.7 (1968)
- 1000 m – 1:21.3 (1968)
- 1500 m – 2:03.8 (1968)
- 5000 m – 7:38.6 (1968)
- 10000 m – 15:42.6 (1968)
References
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- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Günter Traub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b [1]. speedskatingnews.info
- ^ a b Ein Leben in Bewegung – mit Bewegung zum Erfolg. traub.ch
- ^ Mentaltrainer – Gurus des 21. Jahrhunderts? Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine fitnesstribune.com
- ^ Günter Traub. imdb.com
https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/guenther-traub/
External links
edit- Official website
- Günther TRAUB. les-sports.info
- Günter Traub in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Günter Traub at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Günter Traub at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Günter Traub at Rollerstory.net
- Günter Traub at Olympics.com
- Günter Traub at IMDb
