Wilhelm Ehrt

Wilhelm Ehrt
nation	German Democratic Republic
birthday	July 12, 1925
place of birth	Elbingerode (Harz), German Empire
date of death	February 28, 2019
Career
discipline	Cross-country skiing, marathon
society	BSG "Glück auf" among others
End of career	1960

Wilhelm Ehrt (born July 12, 1925 in Elbingerode (Harz) ; † February 28, 2019 ) was a German cross-country skier .

Life

He was the son of the timber merchant and sawmill owner Wilhelm Ehrt and his wife Else. After attending school, he completed an apprenticeship as an electrician. His preference for cross-country skiing was recognized and promoted early on. After he was drafted for the Second World War and was taken prisoner by the Americans towards the end of the war, he began to rebuild winter sports in Elbingerode in the Harz Mountains after his release in 1945 . He belonged to the gymnastics and sports club Elbingerode and in 1950 became a founding member of the company sports association (BSG) "Glück auf", which had a winter sports section that temporarily had over 100 members.

In 1952 and 1954 Wilhelm Ehrt took part in the GDR championships in skiing, where he took second place in cross-country skiing. In the ski marathon he was GDR champion. In 1960, Wilhelm Ehrt ended his career and from then on worked alongside his job at the Buna lime works in Rübeland as a trainer for cross-country skiing in children's and youth sports. In 1985 he finally retired.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Chronicle of the winter sports club Grün-Weiß Elbingerode e. V. After 1957, the winter sports section joined the BSG Stahl Elbingerode and was later transformed into the BSG Chemie Buna Rübeland / Elbingerode .
2. ^ Günther Beutel: Last trip for two deserving Elbingeröder. Hugo and Wilhelm Ehrt died shortly after each other / brothers were known as cross-country skiers and active people in the Harz Club . In: Harzer Volksstimme of March 14, 2019, p. 18.