Winfried Wiencek (2 January 1949 – 10 January 2025)Horst-Peter Scheffel: Nachruf Winfried Wiencek. dg-sv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2025. was a deaf sports official and German deaf table tennis player. Since 2003 he was General Secretary of the German Deaf Sports Association. He was president of the Deaf Sports Association North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Gehörlosen-Sportverband Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V.), and a recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.Auszeichnung mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse für Winfried Wiencek, (german) sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
Career Wiencek was born in Sengwarden. He won 19 German titles and 36 NRW-Championship titles. He was a national player, coach at four European Championships and four World Games for the Deaf. He became involved with his club, Dortmund GTSV as a sportsman, youth officer, managing director and 1st chairman.
In 2006 he became president of Deaf Sports Association North Rhine-Westphalia, after serving as youth officer, chief cashier, assessor and 2nd chairman.
At the German Deaf Sports Association, he was a youth secretary, association special warden for table tennis and board member. He was the technical director for table tennis at the European Deaf Sports Association (EDSO) and the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD).NRW-Sportplakette des Jahres 2006 verliehen, (german) retrieved 8 March 2013.NRW-Sportplakette des Jahres 2006 verliehen Minister Dr. Ingo Wolf betont Bedeutung des ehrenamtlichen Engagements, (german) retrieved 8 March 2013.
Athlete
German deaf champion table-tennis team (11): 1975–79, 1981–1984, 1994, 1997 German deaf champion table tennis junior double: 1968 German deaf champion table tennis junior mixed: 1970 German deaf champion table tennis seniors double (2): 1989, 1991 German deaf champion table tennis senior mixed: 1993 NRW deaf champion table tennis singles (3): 1972–73, 1975 NRW deaf champion table-tennis team (20): 1971–75, 1977–79, 1981–1982, 1985–89,1991–92, 1995, 1998-99 NRW deaf champion table tennis doubles (10): 1972–75, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986–1988, NRW deaf table Tennis Team Cup Winners (3): 1991, 1992, 1996 TT-deaf national team (6): 1975-1980
Volunteer
2006–Present President of Deaf Sports Association NRW 2002 - 2006 associate judge in Deaf Sports Association NRW 1998 - 2002 2nd Chairman of the Deaf Sports Association North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) 1995 - 2003 assessors in the presidium of the German Deaf Sports Association 1993 - 2003 technical director for table tennis in the EDSO (European Deaf Sports Association) 1991 - 2001 technical director for table tennis in the CISS (Comité International des Sports des Sourds) 1990 - 1998 associate judge in Deaf Sports Association North Rhine-Westphalia 1988 - 1996 1st chairman deaf gymnastics and sports club Dortmund 1984 - 1986 Managing Director of Deaf Sports and Gymnastics Club Dortmund 1982 - 1986 treasurer in Deaf Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia 1975 - 2002 association special warden TT in German Deaf Sports Association 1974 - 1978 youth secretary of the German Deaf Sports Association 1974 - 1976 youth officer deaf gymnastics and sports club Dortmund 1971 - 1974 sports director deaf gymnastics and sports club Dortmund 1970 - 1971 1st chairman deaf gymnastics and sports club Dortmund
Other
2013 Sofia: Deputy head of mission at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics 2009 Taipei: Deputy head of mission at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics 1991 Sofia: Supervisor of the German national team at the European Championship TT 1989 Christchurch: Supervisor of the German deaf TT national team at World Games of the Deaf 1987 Budapest: Supervisor of the German national team at the European Championship TT 1985 Los Angeles: Supervisor of the German deaf TT national team at the World Games for the Deaf 1983 Copenhagen: Supervisor of the German deaf TT team at the European Championships 1981 Cologne: Supervisor of the German deaf TT national team at the World Games for the Deaf 1979 Brussels: Supervisor of the German deaf TT team at the European Championships 1977 Bucharest: Participate as athletes in table tennis at the World Games for the Deaf
Awards Year Award Labeller2010 Order of Merrit Federal Republic of Germany2008 Silver badge of honour Deaf Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia 2006 Sport badge State North Rhine-Westfalia2000 Golden badge of honour German Deaf Sports Association1994 Silver badge of honour Urban Sports Association Dortmund1992 Silver badge of honour German Deaf Sports Association1982 Bronze badge of honour German Deaf Sports Association
See also Deutscher Gehörlosen-Sportverband Deaflympics
References
External links dg-sv.de Website des German Deaf Sports Association gsnrw.de Website des Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia