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 (Supporters club of top sports). 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 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 (ICF) and premium (IDBF) classes (under the age of 40), except 2 titles year 2013 in Duisburg
National Team WC/WG1× Gold3× Silver6× Bronze10 TotalNational Team EC1× Gold1× Silver1× Bronze3 TotalClub-Crew World Championships4× Gold10× Silver4× Bronze18 TotalClub-Crew European Championships10× Gold4× Silver2× Bronze16 TotalGerman Championships70× Gold42× Silver26× Bronze135 Total Overall Total: 185 Medals
2026 12. Common German Championships in München: 1× Bronze (Premier Mixed 200m), 2x Silver (Premier Mixed 500m and 2000m) 2025 11. Common German Championships in Halle: 1× Bronze (Premier Mixed 2000m) 2024 - nothing to report 2023 - nothing to report 2022 Common German Championships in Munich: 1× Bronze (Open Smallboat 2000m) 2021 The local sports magazine "Sportbuzzer Hannover" nominates the All Sports Team for the election "Legends of the Decade", and the All Sports Team got 3rd place. German Championships DDV in Brandenburg: 1× Bronze (2000m Premier Open Small Boat) 2020 - nothing to report 2019 - nothing to report 2018 German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1× Gold, German Champion Mixed Common German Championships in Munich: 1× Bronze (Mixed 500m) Common German Small Boat Championships in Schwerin: 2× Bronze (200m Mixed and Open) 2017 Common German Championships in Brandenburg: 2× Silver (Mixed 200m, Mixed Smallboat 200m), 1× Bronze (Women Smallboat 200m) 2016 German long-distance Championships in Saarbruecken: 1× Bronze (mixed 12.6 km) Common German Small Boat Championships in Schwerin: 6× Gold (Mixed 200m, 500m, Women 200m, 500m, 2000m, Open 200m) Common German Standard Boat Championships in Berlin/Gruenau: 2× Gold (Mixed 200m, 2000m), 2× Silver (Women 200m, 500m), 1× Bronze (Mixed 500m) 2015 4. Common German Championships (DKV/DDV) in Brandenburg: 4× Gold (Mixed 500m, Mixed Small Boat 200m, Women Small Boat 200m, Open Small Boat 200m), 4× Silver (Women Small Boat 500m, Mixed 200m, 2000m, Mixed Small Boat 500m), 4× Bronze (Open 200m, 500m, 2000m, Open Small Boat 500m) German long-distance Championships in Zeulenroda-Triebes: 5. Place (mixed 11 km) German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1× Gold, German Champion Mixed 2014
9th IDBF Club-Crew World Championships in Ravenna/Italy: 4× Gold (Mixed 2000m, 500m, Mixed 200m Small Boat, Women 500m Small Boat), 6× Silver (Women 2000m/200m Small Boat, Open 2000m/200m/500m Small Boat, Mixed 200m)Results 9th IDBF Club-Crew World Championships in Ravenna/Italy German long-distance Championships in Muelheim: 1× Silver (Mixed 12 km) German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1× Gold, German Champion Mixed The Hannover All Sports Team becomes "Team of the Year" in Lower Saxony.
3. Common German Championships (DKV/DDV) in Schwerin: 6× Gold (Mixed 2000m, 500m, Open 200m, Women Small Boat 500m, Open Small Boat 500m, 200m), 3× Silver (Mixed 200m, Open 2000m, Women Small Boat 200m), 1× Bronze (Open 500m)Results 3. common German championships 2014 in Schwerin 2013 Nomination for "Team of the Year 2013" in Lower Saxony 2. Common German Championships (DKV/DDV) in Duisburg: 10× Gold (Mixed 500m, 200m, Open 500m, 200m, Women Small Boat 500m, 200m, Open Small Boat 500m, 200m, Master Open Small Boat 500m, 200m), 2× Silver (Mixed 2000m, Open 2000m)Results 2. common German championships 2013 in Duisburg EDBF - Club-Crew European Championships in Hamburg, Germany : 6 × Gold (Mixed 2000m, 200m, Open 200m small boat, Women 200m small boat, Open 500m small boat, Women 500m small boat), 1 × Silver (Mixed 500m) German long-distance Championships in Schierstein: 1× Silver (Mixed 11 km) German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1× Gold, German Champion MixedGerman Indoor-Championships results 2013German Indoor-Championships report on DKV homepage 2012 1. Common German Championships in Hamburg/Allermoehe (DDV/DKV): 9 × Gold (Mixed 2000m, 500m, 200m, Open 500m, 200m, Women Small Boat 500m, 200m, Open Small Boat 500m, 200m), 1 × Silver (Open 2000m)1. Common German Championships (DDV/DKV) 2012 German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1× Gold, German Champion MixedGerman Indoor-Championship 2012 German long-distance Championships in Rostock: 1 × Silver (Mixed 12 km) 2011
German Championships in Brandenburg (DKV): 7 × Gold (Mixed 2000m, 500m, 200m, Women Small Boat 500m, 200m, Open Small Boat 500m, 200m), 2 × Silver (Open 500m, 200m) World Championships of Nations in Tampa/USA (IDBF), with paddlers of the All Sports Team and as national coach Denis Starke: 1 × Gold (Mixed 500m Small Boat), 1 × Silver (Mixed 1000m), 2 × Bronze (Mixed 500m, 2000m) German Championships in Bad Waldsee (DDV): 1 × Gold (Mixed 500m), 2 × Bronze (Mixed 200m, 2000m) German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1 × Bronze MixedGerman Indoor-Championship 2011 at kanu.de German long-distance Championships in Oberhausen: 1 × Gold (Mixed 21 km) 2010 European Championships of Nations in Amsterdam (EDBF), with paddlers of the All Sports Team and as national coach Denis Starke: 1 × Gold (Mixed 200m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 500m), 1 × Bronze (Mixed 2000m) German Championship in Mainz (DDV): 1 × Gold (Mixed 500m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 200m), 3 × Bronze (Mixed 2000m; Open 500m, 2000m) German Indoor-Championships in Minden: 1 × Silver MixedGerman Indoor-Championships 2010 at kanu.de 2009 2. Place in Team of the Year in Lower Saxony people's voting EDBF - Club-Crew European Championships in Budapest, Hungary : 2 × Gold (Mixed 2000m, 500m), 1 × Bronze (Mixed 200m) World Championships of IDBF (International Dragon Boat Federation) of nations in Prague with paddlers of the All Sports Teams and as national coach Denis Starke: 1 × Silver (Mixed 500m), 1 × Bronze (Mixed 200m) German Championships in Friedersdorf (DDV): 1 × Gold (Mixed 2000m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 500m) German Championships in Munich (DKV): 1 × Gold (Mixed 500m), 2 × Silver (Mixed 200m, 2000m), 1 × Bronze (Open 200m) 2008 Euro - League Races Frankfurt: 1 × Gold (Mixed 1.000m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 5 × 250m)Results Euro-League Races Frankfurt 2008 German Championships in Berlin-Gruenau (DKV): 2 × Gold (Mixed 200m, 500m), 3 × Silver (Mixed 2.000m; Open 2.000m, 500m), 1 × Bronze (Open 200m) German Championships in Werder (DDV): 1 × Gold (Mixed 2000m), 2 × Silver (Mixed 200m, 460m) 2007 ICF (International Canoe Federation) - Club-Crew World Championships in Gérardmer, France: 2 × Silver (Mixed 200m, 1.000m) German Championships (DKV) in Munich: 3 × Gold (Mixed 200m, 500m; Open 200m), 3 × Silver (Mixed 2000m; Open 500m, 2000m)
2006 ICF - Club Crew European Championships in Poznan, Poland: 1 × Gold (Mixed 2.000m, unofficial championships), 1 × Bronze (Mixed 200m) German Championships (DKV) in Brandenburg: 1 × Gold (Mixed 500m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 200m)
2005 World Games (ICF) in Duisburg - All Sports Team is German Nationalteam 1: 1 × Bronze (Mixed 500m) IDBF - World Championships in Berlin - All Sports Team is German Nationalteam: 2 × Bronze (Mixed 200m, 2.000m) ICF -Club-Crew World Championships in Schwerin: 1 × Silver (Mixed 250m), 2 × Bronze (Mixed 500m, 2.000m) German Championship (DKV) in Duisburg: 1 × Gold (Open 200m), 2 × Silver (Open 500m, 1.000m), 3 × Bronze (Mixed 200m, 500m, 1.000m)
2004
IDBF - World Championships in Shanghai, China - All Sports Team is German Nationalteam: 1 × Silver (Mixed 200m) IDBF - Club-Crew World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa: 2 × 4.place (Mixed 200m, 420m) German Championships in Brandenburg (DKV): 3 × Gold (Mixed 250m, 500m, Open 250m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 1.000m), 2 × Bronze (Open 500m, 1.000m) German Championships (DDV) in Schwerin: 3 × Gold (Mixed 250m, 500m, 1.000m)
2003 EDBF -Club Crew European Championships in Auronzo di Cadore/Italy: 2 × Gold (Mixed 250m, 500m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 2.000m) German Championships (DDV) in Berlin: 2 × Gold (Mixed 250m, 1.000m), 1 × Silver (Mixed 500m)
2002 German Championships (DDV) in Schierstein: 2× Silver (Mixed 250m, 1.000m) Winner of the DDV – Cup in Mixed and Open Class
2001 German Championships (DDV) in Munich, first participation on a German Championships: 1 × Silver (Mixed 1.000m), 1 × Bronze (Open 250m)
References
External links Homepage All Sports Team Hannover HKC von 1921 e.V. Whitsunday Dragon Boat Races in Hannover German Indoor-Championships 2011 in Minden on youtube German Indoor-Championships 2012 in Minden on youtube German Indoor-Championships 2013 in Minden on youtube German Indoor-Championships 2015 in Minden on youtube