Introduced to waterskiing in the 60s, Olaf was a very successful athlete in East Germany With over 20 titles in national championships. Due to political limitations, he was not able to participate internationally.  After the political changes in Germany and the fall of the wall, the qualified high-frequency technician became interested in measuring technology for water skiing. While his children were successfully water skiing internationally, he developed the measuring technology for the competitions.  The following information is a brief overview of his background and achievements.  Date of birth: April 24, 1949  Place of birth: Germany Waterski started in 1965. Club “WSC Kamenz” in East Germany. He was introduced to waterskiing by his Dad, Manfred Böttcher. Active years 60's and 70's Multiple East Germany Champion National record holder in Trick Skiing and Jumping Achievements in technology for competitions: The invention of Video Measuring Systems for Water Skiing in 1996. Official system for Jump measuring, Trick Skiing, and Slalom since 1997 Competitions where BöttcherMeasuring Systems are being used: World Championships, EAME Championships, Asian Pacific Championships, Pan-Am Games,World Games,Water Ski World Cup Events oWater Sports Games, International Competitions on all Continents, National Championships all over the world, Classic Water Ski, Cable Skiing, Barefoot. Here is a small selection of competitions in which Olaf has used the entire measurement technology: 1997 World Games, Finland 1997 World Championships Medellin, Colombia 1998 EM Linz, AUT 1998 U21 EM Kamenz, GER 1999 EM Bourg-en-Bresse, FRA 1999 WM Open in Milano, ITA 2000 British Masters World Finals2001 World Championships, Recetto, Italy 2003 European Senior Championships Halle, Germany 2003 World Championships, Swiss Ski School, Florida, USA 2004 World Cup, Changshu, China 2005 World Championships Beijing, CHI 2007 World Championships, Linz, AUT 2007 Pan American Games Rio, Brazil 2007 US Open, Florida, USA 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2009 Waterski World Cup, Putrajaya, Malaysia 2010 Asian Beach Games, Muscat, Oman 2011 World Championships, Dubna, RUS 2011 Sea Games, Jarkata, Indonesia 2012 Asian Beach Games, Haiyang, China 2013 World Games, Cali, Colombia 2014 Asian Beach Games, Phuket, Thailand 2015 Sea Games, Singapore 2015 World Championships, Bocalaguna, Mexico 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada 2016 Europeans Championships, Gimenells, Spain 2019 World Championships, Putrajaya, Malaysia Over the last 3 decades, his measuring system was used in over 100 tournaments in most of them he was present himself. Every significant event now uses his systems for all three events. Olaf was and still is always the first person on-site and the last to leave to make sure everything is working perfectly.