Fedor Weinschenck

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFedor Wilhelm•Weinschenck
Used nameFedor•Weinschenck
Born4 January 1916 in Bielsko-Biała, Śląskie (POL)
Died9 September 1989 (aged 73 years 8 months 5 days) in São Paulo, São Paulo (BRA)
AffiliationsWSC Bielsko
NOC Poland

Biography

During the 1930s Fedor Weinschenk was one of the best Alpine skiers in Poland, winning two national titles in the downhill (1934, 1935) and one in the combined (1935). The performances earned Weinschenk a place on the Olympic team for the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games where he came 32nd in the combined event. Due to his German heritage he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht during World War II where he was originally declared as missing on the Eastern Front in June 1942. Weinschenk survived the war and moved to Brazil with his family where he worked as an economic adviser in São Paulo.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) POL Fedor Weinschenck
Combined, Men (Olympic) 32

Errata

Reported as missing in action (and presumed dead) on 22 June 1942. In reality, Weinschenck survived.