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Ernst Winter

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Ernst Winter
Personal information
Country representedNazi Germany Nazi Germany
Born(1907-10-30)30 October 1907
Died1943 (aged 35–36)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Men's team all-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Horizontal bar

Ernst Winter (30 October 1907 – 1943) was a German artistic gymnast. He represented Eintracht Frankfurt gymnastics club.

He competed in one Olympic Games and one World Championships for Germany. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Germany won a team gold. He did not win any individual medals, and his 17th in the pommel horse and 19th on the free exercise were his best results. He came 58th overall.[citation needed]

Winter won two medals at the 1934 World Championships, bronze in the team competition and gold on the parallel bars apparatus.[1]

At the national level, he finished second five times at the German Championships from 1931 to 1935.[2]

He died in a prison of war camp during World War II.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 65.
  2. ^ Sport Komplett – Turnen – Deutsche Meisterschaften Herren
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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