Hans-Carsten Gauger
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| Born | 23 March 1970 Gießen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Traditional Poomsae | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Taekwondo Verein Bergstraße Bensheim e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael Brenner Marcus Ketteniß | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans-Carsten Gauger (born 23 March 1970) is a German taekwondo athlete and 2023 Vice European champion in traditional poomsae.
Taekwondo career
Hans-Carsten Gauger began practising taekwondo at the age of 18 at the ‘International Sports School’ in Wiesbaden, training under Michael Brenner (*1950) for four years. He competed in his first tournaments at national level in 1989, but not with any notable success at the time. After a break, he resumed training at Heppenheim Gymnastics Club in 2002.[1]
At the age of 45, Gauger returned to the competition scene and went on to achieve success at national and international level in the poomsae discipline. In 2015, he took part in the German Championships for the first time in Wiesbaden, where he won the bronze medal.[2]
At the 2023 European Poomsae Championships in Innsbruck, Gauger won a silver medal in the individual competition for men up to the age of 60, making him Vice European Champion.[3][4]
Gauger holds a "Trainer C" coaches licence. In 2013, he founded the ‘Taekwondo-Verein Bergstraße Bensheim e.V.’ together with six other founding members.[5] Gauger's students include athletes Pia Hoffmann and Jonas Malik.[6] In 2021, he took over the management of the office of the Hessian Taekwondo Union.[7][8]
Tournament record
| Year | Event | Location | G-Rank | Discipline | Place |
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| 2023 | European Championships | Innsbruck | G-4 | Poomsae Individual | 2nd |
| French Open | Paris | G-1 | Poomsae Individual | 2nd | |
| Swedish Open | Stockholm | G-1 | Poomsae Individual | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Danish Open | Skanderborg | - | Poomsae Individual | 3rd |
| European Cup | Stockholm | G-2 | Poomsae Individual | 3rd | |
| Swedish Open | Stockholm | G-2 | Poomsae Individual | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Belgian Open | Hasselt | - | Poomsae Pair | 3rd |
External links
References
- ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "16th European Poomsae Taekwondo Championships" (PDF). europetaekwondo.org.
- ^ "Recognized Poomsae MEDALLISTS 16th European Poomsae Taekwondo Championships Day 2 Medallists" (PDF). europetaekwondo.org.
- ^ Horn, Eric (15 February 2017). "Neuer Kampfsport-Verein entwickelt sich prächtig". www.bergstraesser-anzeiger.de (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Mehr als nur Medaillensammler". www.bergstraesser-anzeiger.de (in German). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Personalie – Hessische Taekwondo Union" (in German). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Impressum – Hessische Taekwondo Union" (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2025.