WE ABOUT OURSELVES
We are pupils of the Pierre de Coubertin Gymnasium in Erfurt, a school specialized in
sports. In 1998 our school achieved the state of an elite-school. Swimming,
track-and-field, speedskating, cycling and football are the main disciplines. During the
years our school brought out many good sportsmen, for instance, world and olympian
champion in speed skating Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann as well as the olympian champions in
cycling Marco Kummer and Maik Landsmann. On the 6th of July twenty pupils of the classes
nine to eleven and two teachers of our school started the trip to Much Wenlock. Their
mission was the exploration of William Penny Brookes`s life, his friendship to Pierre de
Coubertin as well as the Much Wenlock Games. Two months before the trip, the pupils were
chosen according to their facilities. To represent our school in a foreign country we had
to have good English knowledge, success in sport and exemplary behavior. Besides, our
group had to be close to scientific procedures and background information in sport history
and a good know-how in computers.Our team consisted of table-tennis and volleyball players
who were especially succesful in the Wenlock Games. Just as much engaged were our
swimmers, speedskaters, ice-hockey and football players and athletes. They strengthened
the team and took part in other athletic competitions. Loud support got our sportsmen by
the German fan-club, who stood around the stadium and the playing field. In spite of the
age differences we got along well, and supported each other. The English host families,
teachers and pupils had contributed to this and here we want to say THANK YOU to all of
them.
| PARTICIPANTS AND AUTHORS | ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS | |
| Albert, Melanie | Mrs. Ines Nikolaus | |
| Ebersoll, Björn | Mr. Thomas Pohl | |
| Hausmann, Thomas |  |
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| Henze, Markus | ||
| Höhn, Nora | ||
| Holzmüller, Julia | ||
| Klemm, Petra | ||
| Kluge, Robin | ||
| Laube, Kristin | ||
| Lehmann, Robert | ||
| Lenke, Catharina | ||
| Leu, Jürgen | ||
| Pinkwart, Christine | ||
| Reichmann, Christine | ||
| Reske, Benjamin | ||
| Schmalz, Marian | ||
| Schneider, Bianka | ||
| Seifert, Christian | ||
| Walter, Doreen | ||
| Wronka, Kay |