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Anita Nüßner

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Not to be confused with Anita Kobuß.

Anita Nüßner
Personal information
Born (1935-06-10) 10 June 1935 (age 89)
Plaue, Saxony, Nazi Germany
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubFortschritt Plaue (1958)
Wissenschaft Jena (1959)
SC DHfK Leipzig (1960 onwards)
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Jajce K-4 500 m

Anita Nüßner (also spelled Nüssner and sometimes wrongly listed as Nüssner-Kobuss or Nüßner-Kobuß, born 10 June 1935) is an East German sprint canoeist who competed from the late-1950s until 1968.[1] Nüßner won a K-4 500 m bronze medal at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. She finished sixth in the K-1 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Domestic competitions

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Nüßner was born in 1935 in Plaue in Saxony, then an independent village but now a suburb of Flöha.[note 1] She learned canoeing on the Zschopau that flows through Plaue.[2][3] Standing 178 centimetres (70 in) tall and weighing 69 kilograms (152 lb) during her competitive career, she competed for Fortschritt Plaue in the 1958 East German canoe sprint championships. She came third in the K-1 500 m that year and second in the K-1 3000 m.[4][5] By 1959, she had changed club and was competing for Wissenschaft Jena. She repeated her results from the previous year and came third in the K-1 500 m and second in the K-1 3000 m.[4][5] For the 1960 season, Nüßner changed club again and from now on started for SC DHfK Leipzig. At a domestic regatta in Grünau on the Olympic course at Langer See, she won the K-2 500 m alongside Charlotte Seidelmann.[6] At the August 1960 championships in Hoyerswerda, Nüßner came third in the K-1 500 m with Seidelmann taking the title.[4] Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m and also the K-4 alongside Rasing und Tietze.[7] At the July 1961 championships at Wusterwitzer See, Nüßner came second in the K-1 500 m with Seidelmann once again taking the title.[4] Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m and also the K-4.[8]

The 1962 national championships were held in mid-July at the Knappensee near Hoyerswerda. Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m and also the K-4.[9] The 1963 national championships were held in September in Hoyerswerda. In the K-1 500 m, Seidelmann won her fifth title in a row with Nüßner coming third.[4] Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m.[10] In the K-4 500 m, the team from SC DHfK Leipzig lost the title to a crew from SC Potsdam.[11] Nüßner did not compete at the 1964 national championships but concentrated on Olympic qualification races instead. At the 1965 national championships in Grünau, Nüßner was narrowly defeated by Anita Kobuß in the K-1 500 m and thus gained second place.[4][12] The 1966 national championships were held in mid-July but Nüßner does not appear in the results lists.[13] Nüßner returned for the 1967 national championships held in September and won the K-1 5000 m and the K-1 10,000 m marathon distance.[14][15][16] At the 1968 national championships held in June on the Wusterwitzer See, Nüßner came second in the K-1 500 m beaten by Kobuß.[17] In the K-4 500 m, Nüßner came third alongside teammates Damm, Kampfrath and Eggert from Leipzig.[4]

International competitions

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In July 1960, Nüßner and Seidelmann won an international regatta at Langer See in the K-2 500 m. This counted towards the Olympic pre-qualification[18] but only Seidelmann went to the final qualification regatta for the United Team of Germany and became a reserve for the K-2 500 m team of Therese Zenz and Ingrid Hartmann.[19] At the 1961 international regatta in Grünau, Nüßner and Seidelmann won the K-2 500 m, beaten the favourites from Poland. In the K-1 500 m, Nüßner came first and Seidelmann was second.[20] At the 1961 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznań, Poland, Nüßner and Seidelmann came fourth in the K-2 500 m.[21] In December 1961, Nüßner was given a Master of Sport award.[22] At an international regatta in Prague in August 1962, Nüßner came seventh in the K-1 500 m (Seidelmann came fifth) and in the K-2 500 m, Nüßner and Seidelmann came fourth.[23]

At the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce, Yugoslavia, Nüßner and Seidelmann came fourth in the K-2 500 m. Alongside Marion Knobba and Helga Ulze, they won bronze with the K-4 500 m.[24][25] In the 1964 season Nüßner teamed up with Charlotte Marquardt (née Seidelmann) for the K-2 500 m. At a regatta in Poznan, Marquardt and Nüßner came first.[26] With 1964 an Olympic year, inner-German contests had to be held for the qualifications to the United Team of Germany. Marquardt and Nüßner caused a sensation when they beat the reigning champions, Annemarie Zimmermann and Roswitha Esser, at the first regatta held on the Mittelland Canal at the Rothensee boat lift.[27] At the second Olympic qualifying regatta in Duisburg the East Germans could not repeat their performance and were beaten by both West German teams. Consequently, Zimmermann and Esser won the nomination and subsequently Olympic gold.[28][29]

At an international regatta in Stockholm in June 1965, Nüßner won the K-1 500 m competition.[30] A month later at a regatta in Copenhagen, Nüßner won both the K-1 500 m and 5000 m competitions.[31] At the 1965 Canoe Sprint European Championships on Lake Snagov near Bucharest, Romania, Nüßner came sixth in the K-1 500 m competition.[32] At an international regatta in Prague in September 1965, Nüßner came fifth in the K-1 500 m but won the K-2 500 m teamed up with Helga Ulze.[33]

At an international regatta in Grünau in the 1968 Olympic year, Nüßner teamed up with Kobuß in the K2[34] but was replaced by Karin Haftenberger for the final.[35] In August at a regatta in Moscow, Nüßner came third in the K-1 500 m.[36] Nüßner was part of the 13-strong team nominated for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico (12 of whom competed).[37][38] In Mexico, Nüßner came fifth in her heat and had to qualify for the final in the repechage, where she came second. In the final, she came sixth.[1]

Nüßner retired from active competition after the 1968 Olympics.[39]

Notes

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  1. ^ Note that her Sports Reference entry wrongly identifies Plaue in Thuringia as her birth place.

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Nüßner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Flöhaer Kanuten blicken auf den Fluss der Zeit" [Flöha canoeists look out over the river of time]. Freie Presse (in German). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ "45. Herbstregatta der Flöhaer Kanute" [45th autumn regatta of the Flöha canoeists] (PDF). Stadtkurier Flöha. 23 (10). Flöha: 20. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Heckert, Karlheinz. "Kanu – DDR – Meisterschaften der Damen – 500m" [Canoe – GDR – Women's Championships – 500m]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Kanu – DDR – Meisterschaften der Damen – 3000m" [Canoe – GDR – Women's Championships – 3000m]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Gute Leistungen der Olympia-Kandidaten" [Good performances of the Olympic candidates]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 15, no. 142. 23 May 1960. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Roßberg bezwang Lange im Kajak-Einer" [Rossberg beat Lange in the single kayak]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 15, no. 211. 2 August 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Favoriten setzten sich durch" [Favorites prevailed]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 16, no. 195. 17 July 1961. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Vier neue Titelträger bei den Männern" [Four new titleholders in the men's category]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 17, no. 193. 16 July 1962. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Der Sport in Zahlen" [Sport in numbers]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 19, no. 241. 3 September 1963. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Doppelerfolg für Mehlberg/Ulrich" [Double success for Mehlberg / Ulrich]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 18, no. 240. 2 September 1963. p. 6. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. ^ "TSC siebenmal Kanumeister" [TSC seven times canoe champion]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 20, no. 217. 9 August 1965. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Löwenanteil an den TSC" [Lion's share to the TSC]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 22, no. 188. 11 July 1966. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  14. ^ Wolf, Herbert (24 September 1967). "Junioren gewannen Zweierkajak über 10000 m" [Juniors won two-kayaks over 10,000 m]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 22, no. 263. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Kleine Felder - lange Strecken" [Short start lists - long distances]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 23, no. 263. 24 September 1967. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  16. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Kanu – DDR – Meisterschaften der Damen – 5000m" [Canoe – GDR – Women's Championships – 5000m]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  17. ^ Wolf, Herbert (4 June 1968). "Kanumeisterschaften mit Überraschungen" [Canoe championships with surprises]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 23, no. 153. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Olympia-Vorprüfung bestanden" [Olympic preliminary test passed]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 16, no. 177. 4 July 1960. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Kampfgeist führte zum Sieg" [Fighting spirit led to victory]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 16, no. 202. 29 July 1960. p. 9. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Löwenanteil für Ungarn" [Lion's share for Hungary]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 17, no. 181. 3 July 1961. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  21. ^ "DDR-Kajak-Staffel auf Platz drei" [DDR kayak team in third place]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 16, no. 230. 21 August 1961. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Verdienstvolle Sportler wurden geehrt" [Meritorious athletes were honoured]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 17, no. 346. 17 December 1961. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Vier Siege der Rennkanuten" [Four victories of racing canoes]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 17, no. 235. 27 August 1962. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  24. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. p. 42. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Neun Medaillen für DDR-Kanuten" [Nine medals for DDR canoeists]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 19, no. 234. 27 August 1963. p. 7. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  26. ^ Krolikowski, Andreas (29 June 1964). "DDR-Kanuten gewannen Pokal" [GDR canoeists won the cup]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 20, no. 177. p. 3. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  27. ^ Pfitzner, Joachim (13 September 1964). "Sensation durch Frauen-K2" [Sensation through Women-K2]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 19, no. 253. p. 8. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Ausgangsposition verloren" [Lost initial position]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 20, no. 258. 18 September 1964. p. 8. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  29. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Canoeing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Eschert nach hartem Duell" [Eschert after a tough duel]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 20, no. 161. 14 June 1965. p. 7. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  31. ^ "Eschert und Nüssner siegten" [Eschert and Nüssner won]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 20, no. 203. 26 July 1965. p. 5. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  32. ^ "Krause fehlte eine knappe Länge" [Krause was missing a short length]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 21, no. 223. 15 August 1965. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  33. ^ "Kanusiege in Prag" [Canoe wins in Prague]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 20, no. 267. 28 September 1965. p. 8. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  34. ^ Wolf, Herbert (9 June 1968). "Die ersten Stunden im Examen" [The first hours in the exam]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 23, no. 158. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  35. ^ Wolf, Herbert (10 June 1968). "DDR-Kanuten hielten mit" [East German canoeists kept up]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 23, no. 159. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  36. ^ "Einziger Sieg durch Jürgen Eschert" [Only victory by Jürgen Eschert]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 23, no. 221. 11 August 1968. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  37. ^ "Olympiamannschaft der DDR für Mexiko" [Olympic team of the GDR for Mexico]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 23, no. 246. 5 September 1968. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  38. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "East Germany Canoeing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  39. ^ "Kanu-Sportler verabschiedet" [Canoe athletes farewelled]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 25, no. 90. 31 March 1969. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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