Ernst Winter
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Ernst Friedrich•Winter |
| Used name | Ernst•Winter |
| Born | 30 October 1907 |
| Died | February 1943 in near Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod (RUS) |
| Affiliations | Eintracht Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Ernst Winter, a German gymnast from Frankfurt, won the gold medal with the German team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The twelve exercises were held outdoors in front of 20,000 spectators at Dietrich Eckart Stage, nowadays called Waldbühne. Individually he was the last of the eight German gymnasts finishing in 58th place. Winter was runner-up in the German All-Round Championship four times in five years, 1931-32 and 1934-35. He was declared missing-in-action in 1943 near Stalingrad. It was assumed he died in a Russian POW Camp with an unknown Date of Death.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GER |
Ernst Winter | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 58 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | 19 | |||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | 17 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 49 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | 98 | |||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | 57 | |||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 35 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†February 1943. Last sign of life was in Stalingrad in February 1943. It is assumed he died in a Russian POW Camp.)