František Donth, or Franz Donth in German (1896 in Rokytnice nad Jizerou - 11 July 1976 in Ilsenburg)[1] was an Ethnic German Nordic skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in cross-country skiing in the 1920s. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 50 km (1925), two silvers in the 18 km (1925, 1927), and bronze in the 50 km (1927).

František Donth
Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1925 Johannisbad 50 km
Silver medal – second place 1925 Johannisbad 18 km
Silver medal – second place 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo 18 km
Bronze medal – third place 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo 50 km
Franz Donth's Portrait

At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished eleventh in the 18 km competition and 14th in the 50 km event.

Franz Donth was an ethnic German, who competed for the Hauptverband Deutscher Wintersportvereine der Tschechoslowakischen Republik (Central Federation of German Winter Sports Associations of the Czechoslovak Republic).

References

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  1. ^ František Kolář Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách, ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 380
  • Frantisek DONTH at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franz Donth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.