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Horst Queck (born 5 October 1943 in Steinach,
Horst Queck (born 5 October 1943 in Steinach, Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
) is an East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
former ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...
who competed from 1966 to 1971.
Queck's best individual finish was second in the individual normal hill event in Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
in 1970. He is unrelated to the Olympic ski jumper Manfred Queck
Manfred Queck (10 August 1941 – 1 July 1977) was a German ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: ...
.
References
* 1943 births Living people People from Sonneberg (district) German male ski jumpers Sportspeople from Thuringia {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub