Otakar Německý

Otakar Německý
Medal record
Men's nordic skiing
World Championships
Gold 1925 Johannisbad Cross country 18km
Gold 1925 Johannisbad Nordic combined
Silver 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo Nordic combined

Otakar Německý (March 2, 1902 – March 18, 1967) was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Nordic combined and Cross-country skiing in the 1920s.

He was born in Nové Město na Moravě. He was the younger brother of Josef Německý.

Německý won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with golds in the 18 km and Nordic combined (1925) and a silver in the Nordic combined (1927).

At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished 16th in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and ninth in the Nordic combined competition.

References

v · World champions in men's 18 km/15 km cross-country
18 km
1925: Otakar Německý (TCH) * 1927: John Lindgren (SWE) * 1929: Veli Saarinen (FIN - 17 km) * 1930: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR - 17 km) * 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) * 1933: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE) * 1934: Sulo Nurmela (FIN) * 1935: Klaes Karppinen (FIN) * 1937: Lars Bergendahl (NOR) * 1938: Pauli Pitkänen (FIN) * 1939: Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala (FIN) * 1950: Karl-Erik Åström (SWE)
15 km
1954: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) * 1958: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) * 1962: Assar Rönnlund (SWE) * 1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR) * 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund (SWE) * 1974: Magne Myrmo (NOR) * 1978: Józef Łuszczek (POL) * 1982: Oddvar Brå (NOR) * 1985: Kari Härkönen (FIN) * 1987: Marco Albarello (ITA) * 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan (SWE) * 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) * 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) * 2001: Per Elofsson (SWE) * 2003: Axel Teichmann (GER) * 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA) * 2007: Lars Berger (NOR) * 2009: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) * 2011: Matti Heikkinen (FIN)
v · World champions in Nordic combined 10 km individual normal hill
18 km / 15 km individual

1925: Otakar Německý (TCH) • 1926: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) • 1927: Rudolf Burkert (TCH) • 1929: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR)
1930: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR) • 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) • 1933: Sven Selånger (SWE) • 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
1935: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) • 1937: Sigurd Røen (NOR) • 1938: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR) • 1939: Gustl Berauer (GER)

World War II

1950: Heikki Hasu (FIN) • 1954: Sverre Stenersen (NOR) • 1958: Paavo Korhonen (FIN) • 1962: Arne Larsen (NOR)
1966: Georg Thoma (FRG) • 1970: Ladislav Rygl (TCH) • 1974: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) • 1978: Konrad Winkler (GDR) • 1982: Tom Sandberg (NOR)
1985: Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) • 1987: Torbjørn Løkken (NOR) • 1989: Trond Einar Elden (NOR) • 1991: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR)
1993: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) • 1995: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR) • 1997: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) • 1999: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR)
2001: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) • 2003: Ronny Ackermann (GER) • 2005: Ronny Ackermann (GER) • 2007: Ronny Ackermann (GER)
10 km individual normal hill

2009: Todd Lodwick (USA) • 2011: Eric Frenzel (GER)


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