Werner Lesser

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Werner Lesser Ski jumping
Werner Lesser at the Easter jumping competition in Oberwiesenthal in 1956

Werner Lesser at the Easter jumping competition in Oberwiesenthal in 1956

Full name Werner Lesser
nation Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic
birthday August 22, 1932
place of birth Schmalkalden ,  German Empire
date of death January 15, 2005
Place of death Brotterode ,  Germany
Career
society Stahl Brotterode
ASK Forward Brotterode
End of career 1961
 

Werner Lesser (born August 22, 1932 in Schmalkalden ; † January 15, 2005 in Brotterode ) - also known as Werner Lesser II because of several identical names in Brotterode - was a ski jumper in the GDR .

Career

Werner Lesser initially started for Stahl Brotterode when he was active . There he took part in the annual international ski jumping on the Inselbergschanze and twice improved the hill record. In 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1961 he was GDR champion in special jumping. He had his best international placement on March 9, 1956 as the winner on the Kulm ski jump with a width of 122 meters, where he improved the old record from 1953 with Sepp Bradl (120 m); he won the day on March 9th, finished second on March 10th and secured overall victory on the final day (March 11th). Together with Harry Glaß and Helmut Recknagel , he shaped ski jumping in the GDR in the 1950s.

Before joining the German People's Police, Lesser worked as an accountant in the Thuringian ball bearing factory in Zella-Mehlis . In 1958 he became a candidate for the SED . In 1958 he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze for his sporting achievements . He received this medal in 1974 for his services as a coach.

From 1962 to 1991, Lesser was involved in the recruiting of young ski jumpers as a base trainer at the training center in Brotterode. The Brotterode ski jumping arena has had his name since October 9, 2009.

Web links

Commons : Werner Lesser  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New hill record on the Kulm . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 10, 1956, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  2. ↑ Snow and wind affect ski flying . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 11, 1956, p. 32 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  3. ↑ 64 flights over 100 meters . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 13, 1956, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  4. ↑ Neues Deutschland from June 13, 1958, p. 8
  5. ↑ Patriotic Order of Merit for GDR Athletes , Neues Deutschland , June 13, 1958, p. 1
  6. ↑ Neues Deutschland , May 18, 1974, p. 3
  7. ↑ website of the winter sports club Brotterode e. V. ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wsv-brottero.de
personal data
SURNAME Lesser, Werner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lesser II, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Schmalkalden , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 2005
Place of death Brotterode , Germany