Peter Rohwein
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Peter Rohwein is a former West German
ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1988.
He finished sixth in the team large hill event at the 1988 Winter Olympics
in Calgary
. Rohwein's best individual World Cup finish was also sixth in a normal hill event in France
in 1985.
Rohwein coached the German Nordic combined team between 2000 and 2004, overseeing Ronny Ackermann
when he won his two FIS Nordic Combined World Cup titles and a gold at the 2003 World Championships
. Rohwein has been coach of the German ski jumping team from 2004 until March 2008, when he was dismissed for lack of success. Germany have only won one medal under Rohwein, a silver medal in the team event on the normal hill in Oberstdorf, and with two World Cup victories (one team) during the three seasons of his coaching. It should, however, be noted that no wins were recorded in the season before Rohwein took over the team, and Michael Uhrmann
's eighth place in the overall World Cup standings of 2005–06 was the best since Sven Hannawald
in 2002–03.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1988.
He finished sixth in the team large hill event at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
. Rohwein's best individual World Cup finish was also sixth in a normal hill event in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1985.
Rohwein coached the German Nordic combined team between 2000 and 2004, overseeing Ronny Ackermann
Ronny Ackermann
Ronny Ackermann is a successful German Nordic combined skier.Ackermann started to learn to ski when he was five years old and took up ski-jumping two years later. As of 2004, he belongs to the team of Rhöner WSV Dermbach...
when he won his two FIS Nordic Combined World Cup titles and a gold at the 2003 World Championships
2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 took place February 18-March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy for a second time . The ski jumping team normal hill held in 2001 was not held at this championships while the women's 30 km returned after being cancelled in the previous championships due to...
. Rohwein has been coach of the German ski jumping team from 2004 until March 2008, when he was dismissed for lack of success. Germany have only won one medal under Rohwein, a silver medal in the team event on the normal hill in Oberstdorf, and with two World Cup victories (one team) during the three seasons of his coaching. It should, however, be noted that no wins were recorded in the season before Rohwein took over the team, and Michael Uhrmann
Michael Uhrmann
Michael Uhrmann is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002....
's eighth place in the overall World Cup standings of 2005–06 was the best since Sven Hannawald
Sven Hannawald
Sven Hannawald is a former German ski jumper who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Hannawald won the Four Hills Tournament once. He also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, as well as three medals each in the Olympic Winter Games and the FIS Ski-Flying World...
in 2002–03.