Anita Nüßner Explained

Anita Nüßner should not be confused with Anita Kobuß.

Anita Nüßner
Birth Date:10 June 1935
Birth Place:Plaue, Saxony, Nazi Germany
Height:178 cm
Weight:69 kg
Sport:Canoe sprint
Club:Fortschritt Plaue (1958)
Wissenschaft Jena (1959)
SC DHfK Leipzig (1960 onwards)

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

Nüßner was born in 1935 in Plaue in Saxony, then an independent village but now a suburb of Flöha.[2] She learned canoeing on the Zschopau that flows through Plaue.[3] [4] Standing tall and weighing 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.[5] [6] 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. 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.[7] At the August 1960 championships in Hoyerswerda, Nüßner came third in the K-1 500 m with Seidelmann taking the title. Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m and also the K-4 alongside Rasing und Tietze.[8] At the July 1961 championships at Wusterwitzer See, Nüßner came second in the K-1 500 m with Seidelmann once again taking the title. Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m and also the K-4.[9]

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.[10] 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. Seidelmann and Nüßner won the K-2 500 m.[11] In the K-4 500 m, the team from SC DHfK Leipzig lost the title to a crew from SC Potsdam.[12] 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.[13] The 1966 national championships were held in mid-July but Nüßner does not appear in the results lists.[14] 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.[15] [16] [17] At the 1968 national championships held in June on the Wusterwitzer See, Nüßner came second in the K-1 500 m beaten by Kobuß.[18] In the K-4 500 m, Nüßner came third alongside teammates Damm, Kampfrath and Eggert from Leipzig.

International competitions

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[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] At the 1961 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznań, Poland, Nüßner and Seidelmann came fourth in the K-2 500 m.[22] In December 1961, Nüßner was given a Master of Sport award.[23] 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.[24]

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.[25] [26] In the 1964 season Nüßner teamed up with Charlotte Marquardt (Seidelmann) for the K-2 500 m. At a regatta in Poznan, Marquardt and Nüßner came first.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29] [30]

At an international regatta in Stockholm in June 1965, Nüßner won the K-1 500 m competition.[31] A month later at a regatta in Copenhagen, Nüßner won both the K-1 500 m and 5000 m competitions.[32] At the 1965 Canoe Sprint European Championships on Lake Snagov near Bucharest, Romania, Nüßner came sixth in the K-1 500 m competition.[33] 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.[34]

At an international regatta in Grünau in the 1968 Olympic year, Nüßner teamed up with Kobuß in the K2[35] but was replaced by Karin Haftenberger for the final.[36] In August at a regatta in Moscow, Nüßner came third in the K-1 500 m.[37] Nüßner was part of the 13-strong team nominated for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico (12 of whom competed).[38] [39] 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.

Nüßner retired from active competition after the 1968 Olympics.[40]

Notes and References

  1. Anita Nüßner . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nu/anita-nussner-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 December 2018 .
  2. Note that her Sports Reference entry wrongly identifies Plaue in Thuringia as her birth place.
  3. News: Flöhaer Kanuten blicken auf den Fluss der Zeit . 2 December 2018 . . Flöha canoeists look out over the river of time . 1 June 2018 . de.
  4. 45. Herbstregatta der Flöhaer Kanute . Stadtkurier Flöha . 15 October 2016 . 23 . 10 . 20 . 2 December 2018 . 45th autumn regatta of the Flöha canoeists . . PDF.
  5. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Kanu – DDR – Meisterschaften der Damen – 500m . Canoe – GDR – Women's Championships – 500m . sport-komplett.de . 1 December 2018 . de.
  6. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Kanu – DDR – Meisterschaften der Damen – 3000m . Canoe – GDR – Women's Championships – 3000m . sport-komplett.de . 1 December 2018 . de.
  7. News: Gute Leistungen der Olympia-Kandidaten . Good performances of the Olympic candidates . 1 December 2018 . . 15 . 142 . 23 May 1960 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093234/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19600523-0-4-74-0 . dead .
  8. News: Roßberg bezwang Lange im Kajak-Einer . Rossberg beat Lange in the single kayak . 1 December 2018 . . 15 . 211 . 2 August 1960 . 6 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093502/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19600802-0-6-105-0 . dead .
  9. News: Favoriten setzten sich durch . Favorites prevailed . 1 December 2018 . . 16 . 195 . 17 July 1961 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093311/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19610717-0-4-52-0 . dead .
  10. News: Vier neue Titelträger bei den Männern . Four new titleholders in the men's category . 1 December 2018 . . 17 . 193 . 16 July 1962 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135229/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19620716-0-4-57-0 . dead .
  11. News: Der Sport in Zahlen . Sport in numbers . 1 December 2018 . . 19 . 241 . 3 September 1963 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135219/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19630903-0-7-219-0 . dead .
  12. News: Doppelerfolg für Mehlberg/Ulrich . Double success for Mehlberg / Ulrich . 1 December 2018 . . 18 . 240 . 2 September 1963 . 6 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135228/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19630902-0-6-114-0 . dead .
  13. News: TSC siebenmal Kanumeister . TSC seven times canoe champion . 1 December 2018 . . 20 . 217 . 9 August 1965 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135133/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19650809-0-4-81-0 . dead .
  14. News: Löwenanteil an den TSC . Lion's share to the TSC . 2 December 2018 . . 22 . 188 . 11 July 1966 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222841/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19660711-0-4-65-0 . dead .
  15. News: Herbert . Wolf . Junioren gewannen Zweierkajak über 10000 m . Juniors won two-kayaks over 10,000 m . 2 December 2018 . . 22 . 263 . 24 September 1967 . 5 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024808/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19670924-0-5-91-0 . dead .
  16. News: Kleine Felder - lange Strecken . Short start lists - long distances . 2 December 2018 . . 23 . 263 . 24 September 1967 . 7 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024818/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19670924-0-7-130-0 . dead .
  17. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Kanu – DDR – Meisterschaften der Damen – 5000m . Canoe – GDR – Women's Championships – 5000m . sport-komplett.de . 2 December 2018 . de.
  18. News: Herbert . Wolf . Kanumeisterschaften mit Überraschungen . Canoe championships with surprises . 2 December 2018 . . 23 . 153 . 4 June 1968 . 7 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024757/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19680604-0-7-169-0 . dead .
  19. News: Olympia-Vorprüfung bestanden . Olympic preliminary test passed . 1 December 2018 . . 16 . 177 . 4 July 1960 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093300/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19600704-0-4-66-0 . dead .
  20. News: Kampfgeist führte zum Sieg . Fighting spirit led to victory . 1 December 2018 . . 16 . 202 . 29 July 1960 . 9 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093317/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19600729-0-9-133-0 . dead .
  21. News: Löwenanteil für Ungarn . Lion's share for Hungary . 1 December 2018 . . 17 . 181 . 3 July 1961 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093456/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610703-0-4-60-0 . dead .
  22. News: DDR-Kajak-Staffel auf Platz drei . DDR kayak team in third place . 1 December 2018 . . 16 . 230 . 21 August 1961 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093353/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19610821-0-4-56-0 . dead .
  23. News: Verdienstvolle Sportler wurden geehrt . Meritorious athletes were honoured . 1 December 2018 . . 17 . 346 . 17 December 1961 . 4 . de . registration . 7 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181007111425/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19611217-0-4-47-0 . dead .
  24. News: Vier Siege der Rennkanuten . Four victories of racing canoes . 1 December 2018 . . 17 . 235 . 27 August 1962 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135207/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19620827-0-4-62-0 . dead .
  25. Web site: Kamber . Raymond . Raymond Kamber . 2008 . Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) . CanoeICF.com . . 2 December 2018 . 42 . PDF.
  26. News: Neun Medaillen für DDR-Kanuten . Nine medals for DDR canoeists . 1 December 2018 . . 19 . 234 . 27 August 1963 . 7 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135238/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19630827-0-7-97-0 . dead .
  27. News: Andreas . Krolikowski . DDR-Kanuten gewannen Pokal . GDR canoeists won the cup . 1 December 2018 . . 20 . 177 . 29 June 1964 . 3 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135232/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19640629-0-3-42-0 . dead .
  28. News: Joachim . Pfitzner . Sensation durch Frauen-K2 . Sensation through Women-K2 . 1 December 2018 . . 19 . 253 . 13 September 1964 . 8 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135235/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19640913-0-8-114-0 . dead .
  29. News: Ausgangsposition verloren . Lost initial position . 1 December 2018 . . 20 . 258 . 18 September 1964 . 8 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135225/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19640918-0-8-86-0 . dead .
  30. Germany Canoeing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417075237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1964/CAN/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 December 2018 .
  31. News: Eschert nach hartem Duell . Eschert after a tough duel . 1 December 2018 . . 20 . 161 . 14 June 1965 . 7 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135222/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19650614-0-7-98-0 . dead .
  32. News: Eschert und Nüssner siegten . Eschert and Nüssner won . 1 December 2018 . . 20 . 203 . 26 July 1965 . 5 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135137/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19650726-0-5-96-0 . dead .
  33. News: Krause fehlte eine knappe Länge . Krause was missing a short length . 1 December 2018 . . 21 . 223 . 15 August 1965 . 4 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135127/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19650815-0-4-420-0 . dead .
  34. News: Kanusiege in Prag . Canoe wins in Prague . 1 December 2018 . . 20 . 267 . 28 September 1965 . 8 . de . registration . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135147/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19650928-0-8-125-0 . dead .
  35. News: Herbert . Wolf . Die ersten Stunden im Examen . The first hours in the exam . 2 December 2018 . . 23 . 158 . 9 June 1968 . 12 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024737/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19680609-0-12-147-0 . dead .
  36. News: Herbert . Wolf . DDR-Kanuten hielten mit . East German canoeists kept up . 2 December 2018 . . 23 . 159 . 10 June 1968 . 6 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024831/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19680610-0-6-152-0 . dead .
  37. News: Einziger Sieg durch Jürgen Eschert . Only victory by Jürgen Eschert . 2 December 2018 . . 23 . 221 . 11 August 1968 . 8 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024834/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19680811-0-8-116-0 . dead .
  38. News: Olympiamannschaft der DDR für Mexiko . Olympic team of the GDR for Mexico . 2 December 2018 . . 23 . 246 . 5 September 1968 . 8 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024829/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19680905-0-8-225-0 . dead .
  39. East Germany Canoeing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417103247/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1968/CAN/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 December 2018 .
  40. News: Kanu-Sportler verabschiedet . Canoe athletes farewelled . 2 December 2018 . . 25 . 90 . 31 March 1969 . 4 . de . registration . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024802/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19690331-0-4-76-0 . dead .

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