Günther Hummelt

Günther Hummelt (21 July 1931 – 3 July 2010) was an Austrian curler and curling coach who contributed greatly to the development of the sport of curling. Most notably, he served as the first president of the World Curling Federation following its succession of the International Curling Federation, which Hummelt was also a part of, and served as president of the Austrian Curling Association from 1980 to 2010.

In 2012, Hummelt was posthumously inducted into the WCF Hall of Fame. He also founded the first curling club in Munich, Germany.

He became the president of the Austrian Curling Association at the time of its formation in 1980,

Curling as an Olympic sport Hummelt led a World Curling Federation committee that lobbied for the sport of curling to become an Olympic sport.