About Ernst Berndt
Lived 1915 – 1990 (aged 74). Ernst Berndt was a Czech and German athletics competitor, luger, sports official and hurdler.
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. He died in Seesen in April 1990 at the age of 74.
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Who was Ernst Berndt?
Olympic athlete and luger
When was Ernst Berndt born?
Ernst Berndt was born on 17 June 1915 in Liberec.
When did Ernst Berndt die?
Ernst Berndt died on 30 April 1990 in Seesen.
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Ernst Berndt was an athletics competitor, luger, sports official and hurdler.
What nationality was Ernst Berndt?
Ernst Berndt was Czech and German.
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