medaltemplates birth_place article_title birth_date
men 's cross country skiing sankt now czech republic katharinaberg , reichsgau sudetenland , germany nazi , gerhard grimmer
 april 6 , 1943
gerhard grimmer

gerhard grimmer -lrb- born april 6 , 1943 in sankt katharinaberg -rrb- was an east german cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s .
he won several medals at the fis nordic world ski championships , including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay -lrb- both in 1974 -rrb- ; silvers in the 30 km -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , 4 x 10 km relay -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , and 15 km -lrb- 1974 -rrb- ; and a bronze in the 50 km -lrb- 1970 -rrb- .
grimmer also won the holmenkollen ski festival at 50 km twice -lrb- 1970 -- 71 -rrb- .
his best olympic finish was 5th at the 1976 winter olympics in innsbruck in the 50 km .
in 1975 , he was awarded the holmenkollen medal -lrb- shared with oddvar brå and ivar formo -rrb- .
