Fedor Weinschenk
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Polish |
Born | Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary | 4 January 1916
Died | 22 June 1942 Eastern Front, Soviet Union | (aged 26)
Sport | |
Sport | Alpine skiing |
Fedor Wilhelm Weinschenk (4 January 1916 – 22 June 1942) was a Polish alpine skier. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]
Weinschenk was of German ethnicity, competing for the local German Bielsko skiing club. During World War II, he was drafted to Wehrmacht and fought on the Eastern Front, where he was declared as missing on 22 June 1942. This was confirmed also by his family after the war.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fedor Weinschenk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Profile at the website of Polish Olympic Committee
External links[]
- Fedor Weinschenk at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1942 deaths
- Polish male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Poland
- Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Bielsko-Biała
- Polish people of German descent
- German military personnel of World War II
- European alpine skiing biography stubs
- Polish winter sports biography stubs