Christoph Deumling, 66, moderated the evening show for Bavarian television for almost 20 years before retiring at the end of March, as well as “Heute im Stadion” more than 500 times on Bayern 1.
SZ: Sport is…?
Christoph Deumling: …. so nice, but always with a guilty conscience because I don’t do enough myself.
Your current fitness level?
Moderate. Glad you remind me!
Rim upswing or stopover?
Neither nor! Never managed the first, never liked the second!
Physical education class was for you?
The only highlight of my entire school days.
Your personal record?
In the Bundeswehr, the 5000 meters under 17 minutes – there was special leave for that!
Stadium visitors or TV athletes?
Both. In the stadium, however, an impertinence for my neighbors and at home an impertinence for my family.
Bavaria or sixty?
“Once a lion, always a lion” – and registered “life member”.
Your eternal sports idol?
A 80+ year old yoga teacher in India.
A formative experience?
In 1974, as a youngster, I was at the Munich Olympic Stadium for the World Cup victory against the Netherlands.
In which discipline would you be an Olympic champion?
Weed weed.
Which athlete would you like to swap jerseys with?
Igitt!
Under the heading “Formality” the SZ asks people about their affinity for sport every week. Artists, politicians, captains of industry – just no athletes. It would be boring.
