Günter Traub

Günter Traub

Günter Traub in 1967
Personal information
Born (1939-03-13) 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

Günter Traub (born 13 March 1939) is a retired 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]

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]

Personal bests:[1][2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Günter Traub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. 1 2 Günter Traub. speedskatingnews.info
  3. 1 2 Ein Leben in Bewegung – mit Bewegung zum Erfolg. traub.ch
  4. ↑ Mentaltrainer – Gurus des 21. Jahrhunderts? fitnesstribune.com
  5. ↑ Günter Traub. imdb.com
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