Peter Buehning Sr.

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Personal information
Full name Peter Gerhard Buehning
Born 3 February 1930
Hohenbudberg, Krefeld, Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Weimar Republic
Died 30 October 2003(2003-10-30) (aged 73)
Short Hills, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nationality German & American
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1950s - 1960s
SSC Newark
National team
YearsTeam
1963
United States (Field)
1960s
United States (Indoor)
Teams managed
United States (2nd Indoor)
United States (Indoor)
United States (Women)

Dr. Peter Gerhard BuehningBühning (German) (3 February 1930 – 30 October 2003) was an American handball player, coach, referee and official.

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Early life

He was born in 1930 in Hohenbudberg a part of the city of Krefeld, in the Weimar Republic. Between 1944 and 1950 he was an apprentice as tinsmith and plumber. He studied at the Technische Hochschule Aachen in the winter semester 1950–51 and between 1951 and 1953 he studied at the Stevens Institute of Technology where he got the title mechanical engineer with high honor. He received the master from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which he visited from 1953 until 1954. Between 1954 and 1957 he was a PhD student at the Institute for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines at the University of Karlsruhe under H.E. Dickmann. His dissertation had the title Über das Verhalten von Extrem Schnelläufigen Axialmaschinen (German) (On the behavior of extremely high-speed axial machines). His oral exam was on 6 February 1957. [1] [2] In 2005 he was introduced in the Stevens Athletic Hall of Fame. [3]

Family

He married his wife Renate Buehning née Boumans on 11 July 1953. [1] She was the team leader for the United States women's national handball team which participated at the Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament they reached the 7 place out of 8. [4]

Two of his sons Peter Buehning Jr. ('76) and James Buehning ('84 & '88) competed both at the Olympics in Handball. A third son called Fritz Buehning was a professional tennis player. [5] Additionally he had a daughter.

Playing career

He played for the Swim and Sport Club of Flanders. [2]

In 1963 he played at the IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship they placed 8th out of 8. He was additionally the head of delegation. [6] He scored the first goal of the tournament.

He played at the 1964 World Men's Handball Championship.

Field handball games

Nr.DateResultOpponentPlaceRoundGoals of Buehning
1May 19639:10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Test game? [7]
23 Jun 19636:23 (6:12)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Schaffhausen Preliminary1 [8]
35 Jun 19634:17 (2:11)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Basel, St. Jakob Stadium Preliminary2 [9]
46 Jun 19635:11 (3:6)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Biel Preliminary1 [10]
59 Jun 19635:16 (3:4)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Basel 7th place game1 [11]

Coaching career

He was coach for the 2nd team of the United States in 1969.

At the 1972 Olympic he coached the men's team of the United States they placed 14th out of 16.

In 1975 he was coach of the United States women's team for the 1975 World Women's Handball Championship they won one game against Tunisia and finished at the 11th place. [4]

Referee

At the 1984 Olympic his son Peter was with his partner Bernie Iwasczyszyn referee of four games.

Official career

He was president of the United States Team Handball Federation from 1961 until 1995. He was the first president of the Pan-American Team Handball Federation from 1977 until 1980 and again from 1987 until 1996.

He was part of the IHF Council and vice president of the IHF from 1972 through 1998.

In 2000 he became an IHF Honorary Member.

He was member of the United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors from 1967 until 1995. [2]

Publications

Engineering

Handball

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References

  1. 1 2 Bühning, Peter (1957). Über das Verhalten von extrem schnelläufigen Axialmaschinen (in German). Karlsruhe: University of Karlsruhe. OCLC   52664623.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peter Buehning". The Item of Millburn and Short Hills . 116 (45): A6. 13 November 2003. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. "Dr. Peter Buehning '39 (U.S. Olympic Handball Coach)". Stevens Ducks . Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Cline, Rodney (28 February 1992). "Team handball specialist spreads his craft to U.S." The Daily Tar Heel . Vol. 99, no. 166. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. "Fritz Buehning". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. Feldhandball-Weltmeisterschaft (Program for the Field WC 1963) (in German). 1963. p. 29.
  7. es. (2 June 1963). "Die Schweiz und ihre Gegner an der Weltmeisterschaft" [Switzerland and there opponents at the world championship]. Die Tat (in German). Vol. 28, no. 149. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021. Die Uebersser verloren vor 14 Tagen gegen Kanada im ersten offiziellen Länderspiel knapp 9:10.[The overseaer lost almost 9–10 against Canada in their first official international game 14 days ago.]
  8. d. (4 June 1963). "Westdeutschland – Amerika 23:6 (12:2)" [West Germany – America 23:6 (12:2)]. Die Tat (in German). Vol. 28, no. 151. p. 9. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. es. (6 June 1963). "Die Schweiz schlug Amerika 17:4 (11:2)" [Switzerland beat America 17:4 (11:2)]. Die Tat (in German). Vol. 28, no. 153. p. 8. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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