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]
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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)
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Sport | Alpine skiing |
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
edit- ^ 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 Archived 26 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine at the website of Polish Olympic Committee