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Ernst Berndt

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Ernst Berndt
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's singles

Ernst Helmut Berndt (17 June 1915 – 30 April 1990) was a Sudeten German-Czechoslovak athlete who competed in both track and field and luge. As a hurdler he represented Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Berndt was born in Liberec in June 1915. He moved to Lower Saxony after World War II and took up luge. Competing for West Germany, he became the German national champion in 1958 before winning the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1960 FIL World Luge Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[1] He died in Seesen in April 1990 at the age of 74.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst Berndt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2012.