Werner Lesser
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Werner•Lesser |
| Used name | Werner•Lesser |
| Other names | Werner Lesser II |
| Born | 22 August 1932 in Schmalkalden, Thüringen (GER) |
| Died | 15 January 2005 in Brotterode, Brotterode-Trusetal, Thüringen (GER) |
| Affiliations | ASK Vorwärts Oberhof, Oberhof (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Nationality |  East Germany |
Biography
East German ski jumper Werner Lesser participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d’Ampezzo and the 1960 Games at Innsbruck, finishing eighth and 21st respectively in the normal hill event. He won the East German national title in 1952-53, 1957 and 1961. At that time there were six winter sportsmen from Brotterode with the name Lesser, so Werner became known as Lesser II. A trained bookkeeper he then joined the East German Volkspolizei. From 1962-91 Lesser was a ski jumping coach at Brotterode and in his honor the local slope was named the Werner Lesser II Ski Jump Arena in 2009.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | GER |
GDR |
Werner Lesser | |||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 8 | ||||||
| 1960 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | GER |
GDR |
Werner Lesser | |||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 21 |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winter Olympics | 5 February 1956 | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | Large Hill, Individual, Men | Jump #1 | 77.5 | 10 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Were on the Podium at the Four Hills Tournament (1956/57 Oberstdorf third (competed for East Germany); 1957/58 Garmisch-Partenkirchen third (competed for East Germany))