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TV Wattenscheid 01 Leichtathletik is a German sports club focused on athletics. Founded in 1971 in Wattenscheid, Bochum in the Western part of Germany, the club's history is linked to that of an older club, Turnverein Wattenscheid 01, a gymnastics club in the city which was formed in 1901. The club's main stadium for events and training is Lohrheidestadion.
The athletics section of the club grew in the mid-1960s and received sponsorship from Klaus Steilmann, a local businessman who was involved with textile manufacturing. Shortly after, the team split away from the main club to form a distinct, athletics-specific club. Among the club's first internationally successful athletes was Sabine Braun, who was twice heptathlon world champion. The current chairman of the club is former sprint athlete Jörg Klocke.




Athletes


The club is among the most successful in Germany and has had many international athletes as members.

Jan Fitschen, European champion at 10,000 metres
Melanie Paschke, World sprint relay champion
Christian Nicolay, European junior champion in javelin
Raymond Hecht, German javelin throw record holder
Katja Tengel, Olympic sprinter
Sina Schielke, European sprint medallist
Ronny Ostwald, European sprint medallist
Alexander Kosenkow, European sprint medallist
Sebastian Ernst, European junior champion in 200 m
Bastian Swillims, European indoor sprint medallist
Monika Merl, multiple German 800 m champion
Willi Mathiszik, World Championships competitor in the 110 m hurdles
Kerstin Werner, German champion in 1500 m
Henning Hackelbusch, European Championships competitor in the 400 m hurdles
Eleni Gebrehiwot, Münster Marathon winner
Irina Mikitenko, three-time World Marathon Majors winner
Denise Hinrichs, European indoor shot put medallist
Denise Krebs, German champion in 1500 m
Christoph Lohse, World Indoor Championships competitor in the 1500 m
Michael Möllenbeck, world discus medallist
Julian Reus, European indoor sprint medallist
Marion Rothhaar, Multiple German champion, gymnastics




References






External links



Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• TV Wattenscheid
• Regina Weber
• Wattenscheid
• Christian Nicolay
• Lohrheidestadion
• Nils Voigt
• Köhler
• 2011 German Athletics Championships
• 2012 German Athletics Championships
• 2013 German Athletics Championships