{"product_id":"the-best-of-german-champion-wilhelm-hauck","title":"The Best of German Champion Wilhelm Hauck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/8646\/5333\/files\/PCB-1624DVDLG.jpg?v=1777973869\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best of German Champion Wilhelm Hauck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tWilhelm Hauck was a German Bodybuilding Legend. It all started when he was born on the 17th of January 1951 in Alzey (formerly: Weinheim), Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tSubsequently he became well respected as an electronics technician. He loved physical hard work and so he also worked for many years as a scaffolder.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tIn 1969 he began to work out in a cellar, where a blacksmith had barbells, dumbells and other self-made training machines. His first BB competition was in 1975, where he placed 4th in the heavyweight class. That was only the beginning.  During his long career, he was twice European Champion (1991 – single and couple), 4 times German national champion (1982, 1985 and twice 1991 – single and couple) and 7 times German federal states\/provinces champion.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d_Hz00CnUds?si=hy0sxHl2N5MPflo2\u0026amp;rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"400\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDVD Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Posing in a German Park\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Posing IFBB International Rhineland-Palatinate Championships, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Posing\/Flexing in a German gym\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Posing IFBB German Championships\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Team posing IFBB European Championships\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Posing IFBB European Championships\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 – Couples Guest posing at an unknown German IFBB Contest\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1982 – Couples Guest posing IFBB International Rhineland-Palatinate Championships, Germany (in best shape)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1984 – Guest posing IFBB International Rhineland-Palatinate Championships, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1984 – IFBB Qualifying for the European Championships\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1984 – Posing IFBB European Championships\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1985 – BDB German Championships\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1985 – Short sequence from the German Carlo von Thiedemann Show.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1985 – Guest posing and Couples Guest posing at a German Company Christmas Party\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1987 – Guest posing Intern Championships from Dynamic Gym, Pétange, Luxemburg\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1991 – Posing in his own gym\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1991 – Guest posing BDB Rhineland-Palatinate Championships, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1991 – WABBA European Championships – Men\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1991 – WABBA European Championships – Couples (with Olympia Kiss)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContest History:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1980 IFBB Mr. International (a forerunner from the Arnold Classics), 3rd in the heavyweight class.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 IFBB European Amateur Championships, 6th in the heavyweight class.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1981 IFBB German Championships, 2nd in the heavyweight class (the winner was \u003cstrong\u003eFranz Bach\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1982 IFBB German Championships, winner of the heavyweight class and Overall title.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t(Second was \u003cstrong\u003eRalf Möller\u003c\/strong\u003e).  (He also defeated in this contest overall posedown \u003cstrong\u003eHermann Hoffend\u003c\/strong\u003e, the winner of the lightweight class).\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1984 IFBB European Amateur Championships, 4th in the heavyweight class.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1985 BDB German Championships, winner of the heavyweight class and overall winner.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1985 NABBA European championships, finalist of the heavyweight class.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1991 BDB German Championships, winner of the heavyweight class and overall winner, also winner of the couple class with Olympia Kiss.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t1991 WABBA European Championships, winner of the Masters over 40 and the couple class with Olympia Kiss.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHUGE Wilhelm Hauck Photo Gallery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck out some interesting facts on Wilhelm Hauck:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tIn 1986 he founded a gym in Dillingen, Germany, and coached and prepared a large number of male and female athletes. They enjoyed great contest success.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tTogether with several other bodybuilding personalities he founded WABBA Germany in 1993, where he was the president. In this period he promoted many contests, continuing on up until his death at the age of 70.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tWilhelm was not only a very good president, contest promoter, trainer, presenter, linkman, judge and referee. He was also a champion bodybuilder on the stage, and understood every aspect of the sport.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tAway from the contest scene, Wilhelm was a very kind, sincere and generous person and a good husband. In 2016 he married his wife Carmen Käser-Hauck and they were very happy together. (We thank his wife Carmen and Stefan Wichmann for supplying this information and the many photographs seen in the Photo Gallery. The photographic material is mostly all copyright Carmen Käser-Hauck).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tWhen Wilhelm died from cancer on the 17th of November 2021 at his home in Augsburg, Germany, it was his beloved wife who cared for him with love and devotion in his final months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tCarmen is a successful bodybuilder herself, and trains regularly to this day. In 2015 she won the WABBA Ms. Universe contest and the WABBA German and International Championships.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time: 85 mins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prime Cuts Bodybuilding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52821989785909,"sku":"PCB-1624DVD","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/8646\/5333\/files\/PCB-1624DVDSM.jpg?v=1777973878","url":"https:\/\/primecutsbodybuilding.com\/products\/the-best-of-german-champion-wilhelm-hauck","provider":"Prime Cuts Bodybuilding","version":"1.0","type":"link"}