Rudolf Burkert (31 October 1904 – 7 June 1985) was an

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Czechoslovak Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the

ski jumping 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 final ...

individual large hill competition at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...

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, the first Winter Olympics medal in Czechoslovak history. He also finished 12th in the

nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

event at those Olympics. Burkert won two medals in the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

, earning a

gold in 1927 and a

silver in 1933. He was born in Polubný, Kořenov,

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

. In 1968 he emigrated to

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, where he died in 1985.

References

* . Ski jumping profile * . Nordic combined profile
Rudolf Burkert's profile at the Czech Olympic committee
1904 births 1985 deaths People from Jablonec nad Nisou District German Bohemian people Czech male Nordic combined skiers Czech male ski jumpers Czechoslovak male ski jumpers Czechoslovak male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics Czech exiles Sudeten German people Skiers from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub