All Sports Team Hannover
The All Sports Team Hannover is a dragon boat team of the Hannoverschen Kanuclub v. 1921 e.V. from Germany.
History
The team was founded in 2000 by Denis Starke during the dragon races in Hannover which takes place yearly on Whitsundays. The team's name is based upon the variety of sports players who have been the core of the team at the early beginning. The paddlers were chosen for the team Verein zur Förderung des Spitzensports. This organization supported top sportsmen and women in many different sport activities. To improve the relationship among themselves and to have fun together the club sent regularly a fun team to the Whitsunday dragon boat races in Hanover. After winning several times the fun team titles some sportsmen decided to do dragon boat racing seriously and to join the canoe club HKC. So initially were handball players, judo fighters, rugby players, water polo players, dancers, swimmers, dart players and also some paddlers in the boat of the All Sports Team. The ambition in combination with the sportive talent of the outsiders together with the know-how of the canoe top sports men were the basis for the ongoing success of the All Sports Team. The training course is the Maschsee, a lake in the middle of Hanover city.The All Sports Team was highly involved in the technical development of dragon boat sport in Germany, because it is practicing the Hybrid Exit, a special paddling style.
Representing the state Lower Saxony
The most prominent paddler of the All Sports Team and during the 10-years-anniversary celebration in 2010 becoming honorary member, was the former home secretary and sports minister Uwe Schünemann. He joined the Unification Day Cup dragon boat races on the occasion of the German Unity Day dragon boat races. The first race took place on October 3, 2007.The All Sports Team represents the state Lower Saxony and won the cup already three times.
Titles and success
Achieved solely in senior and premium classes, except 2 titles year 2013 in DuisburgOverall Total: 179 Medals
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- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1x Gold, German Champion Mixed
- Common German Championships in Munich: 1x Bronze
- Common German Small Boat Championships in Schwerin: 2x Bronze
- Common German Championships in Brandenburg: 2x Silver, 1x Bronze
- German long-distance Championships in Saarbruecken: 1x Bronze
- Common German Small Boat Championships in Schwerin: 6x Gold
- Common German Standard Boat Championships in Berlin/Gruenau: 2x Gold, 2x Silber, 1x Bronze
- 4. Common German Championships in Brandenburg: 4x Gold, 4x Silver, 4x Bronze
- German long-distance Championships in Zeulenroda-Triebes: 5. Place
- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1x Gold, German Champion Mixed
- 9th IDBF Club-Crew World Championships in Ravenna/Italy: 4x Gold, 6x Silver
- German long-distance Championships in Muelheim: 1x Silver
- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1x Gold, German Champion Mixed
- The Hannover All Sports Team becomes "Team of the Year" in Lower Saxony.
- 3. Common German Championships in Schwerin: 6x Gold, 3x Silver, 1x Bronze
- Nomination for "Team of the Year 2013" in Lower Saxony
- 2. Common German Championships in Duisburg: 10x Gold, 2x Silver
- EDBF - Club-Crew European Championships in Hamburg, Germany : 6 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- German long-distance Championships in Schierstein: 1x Silver
- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1x Gold, German Champion Mixed
- 1. Common German Championships in Hamburg/Allermoehe : 9 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1x Gold, German Champion Mixed
- German long-distance Championships in Rostock: 1 x Silver
- German Championships in Brandenburg : 7 x Gold, 2 x Silver
- World Championships of Nations in Tampa/USA, with paddlers of the All Sports Team and as national coach Denis Starke: 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 2 x Bronze
- German Championships in Bad Waldsee : 1 x Gold, 2 x Bronze
- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1 x Bronze Mixed
- German long-distance Championships in Oberhausen: 1 x Gold
- European Championships of Nations in Amsterdam, with paddlers of the All Sports Team and as national coach Denis Starke: 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- German Championship in Mainz : 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 3 x Bronze
- German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1 x Silver Mixed
- 2. Place in Team of the Year in Lower Saxony people's voting
- EDBF - Club-Crew European Championships in Budapest, Hungary : 2 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- World Championships of IDBF of nations in Prague with paddlers of the All Sports Teams and as national coach Denis Starke: 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- German Championships in Friedersdorf : 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- German Championships in Munich : 1 x Gold, 2 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- Euro - League Races Frankfurt: 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- German Championships in Berlin-Gruenau : 2 x Gold, 3 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- German Championships in Werder : 1 x Gold, 2 x Silver
- ICF - Club-Crew World Championships in Gérardmer, France: 2 x Silver
- German Championships in Munich: 3 x Gold, 3 x Silver
- ICF - Club Crew European Championships in Poznan, Poland: 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- German Championships in Brandenburg: 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- World Games in Duisburg - All Sports Team is German Nationalteam 1: 1 x Bronze
- IDBF - World Championships in Berlin - All Sports Team is German Nationalteam: 2 x Bronze
- ICF -Club-Crew World Championships in Schwerin: 1 x Silver, 2 x Bronze
- German Championship in Duisburg: 1 x Gold, 2 x Silver, 3 x Bronze
- IDBF - World Championships in Shanghai, China - All Sports Team is German Nationalteam: 1 x Silver
- IDBF - Club-Crew World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa: 2 x 4.place
- German Championships in Brandenburg : 3 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 2 x Bronze
- German Championships in Schwerin: 3 x Gold
- EDBF -Club Crew European Championships in Auronzo di Cadore/Italy: 2 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- German Championships in Berlin: 2 x Gold, 1 x Silver
- German Championships in Schierstein: 2x Silver
- Winner of the DDV – Cup in Mixed and Open Class
- German Championships in Munich, first participation on a German Championships: 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze