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

Ethnic German , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

Nordic skier Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe ...

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 fin ...

individual large hill competition at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...

, 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 and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

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 ev ...

, earning a

gold in 1927 and a

silver in 1933. He was born in Polubný, Kořenov, Bohemia. In 1968 he emigrated to

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

, 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 People from the Kingdom of Bohemia 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 Sportspeople from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub