Ernst Winter
Encyclopedia
Ernst Winter 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.
Winter won two medals at the 1934 World Championships
, bronze in the team competition and gold in the parallel bars.
At the national level, he finished second five times at the German Championships from 1931 to 1935.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
. He represented Eintracht Frankfurt gymnastics club.
He competed in one Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and one World Championships
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for artistic gymnastics. They have been held since 1903.* * First time track and field event fully disappeared from the sport of gymnastics.- All-time medal count :...
for Germany. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
, where Germany won a team gold. He did not win any individual medals, and his 17th in the pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
and 19th on the free exercise were his best results. He came 58th overall.
Winter won two medals at the 1934 World Championships
1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 10th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary in the year 1934.-Medals:- All-around :- Floor exercise :- Pommel horse :- Rings :- Parallel bars :- Horizontal bar :- Vault :- Team final :...
, bronze in the team competition and gold in the parallel bars.
At the national level, he finished second five times at the German Championships from 1931 to 1935.