Herbert Leupold
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| Born | 20 June 1908 Wüstewaltersdorf, German Empire | |||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 1942 (aged 34) Navaginskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
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Herbert Leupold (20 June 1908 – 22 December 1942) was a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1930s.
Leupold was born in Wüstewaltersdorf. He was killed during World War II in Navaginskaya, Krasnodar Krai.[1]
Leupold won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sollefteå.
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, in the rank of a Leutnant, he was a member of the German relay team which finished sixth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon). His German team finished fifth in the military patrol event. Furthermore Leupold was German 50 km cross-country skiing champion in 1936, 1937 and 1939.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Skilanglauf - Deutscher Meister (in German)
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Leupold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.
- World Championship results (in German)
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- People from Wałbrzych County
- People from the Province of Lower Silesia
- German military patrol (sport) runners
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- Military patrol competitors at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
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