Gerhard Grimmer

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Medal record
Gerhard Grimmer
Gerhard Grimmer
Men's cross country skiing
Competitor for Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany
World Championships
Gold 1974 Falun 50 km
Gold 1974 Falun 4 x 10 km
Silver 1970 Vysoké Tatry 30 km
Silver 1970 Vysoké Tatry 4 x 10 km
Silver 1974 Falun 15 km
Bronze 1970 Vysoké Tatry 50 km

Gerhard Grimmer (born April 6, 1943 in Hora Svaté Kateřiny) was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960's and 1970's. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay (both in 1974); silvers in the 30 km (1970), 4 x 10 km relay (1970), and 15 km (1974); and a bronze in the 50 km (1970). Grimmer also won the Holmenkollen ski festival at 50 km twice (1970–71). 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 (shared with Oddvar Brå and Ivar Formo).

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World champions in men's 50 km cross country
1925: František Donth * 1926: Matti Raivio * 1927: John Lindgren * 1929: Anselm Knuuttila * 1930: Sven Utterström * 1931: Ole Stenen * 1933: Veli Saarinen * 1934: Elis Wiklund * 1935: Nils-Joel Englund * 1937: Pekka Niemi * 1938: Kalle Jalkanen * 1939: Lars Bergendahl * 1950: Gunnar Eriksson * 1954: Vladimir Kuzin * 1958: Sixten Jernberg * 1962: Sixten Jernberg * 1966: Gjermund Eggen * 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen * 1974: Gerhard Grimmer * 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck * 1982: Thomas Wassberg * 1985: Gunde Svan * 1987: Maurilio De Zolt * 1989: Gunde Svan * 1991: Torgny Mogren * 1993: Torgny Mogren * 1995: Silvio Fauner * 1997: Mika Myllylä * 1999: Mika Myllylä * 2001: Johann Mühlegg * 2003: Martin Koukal * 2005: Frode Estil * 2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
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World champions in men's 4 x 10 km cross country relay
1933 Sweden - Per Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, & Hjalmar Bergström * 1934 Finland - Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, & Veli Saarinen * 1935 Finland - Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, & Sulo Nurmela * 1937 Norway - Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, & Lars Bergendahl * 1938 Finland - Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, & Klaes Karppinen * 1939 Finland - Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, & Klaes Karppinen * 1950 Sweden - Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, & Enar Josefsson * 1954 Finland - August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, & Veikko Hakulinen * 1958 Sweden - Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, & Per-Erik Larsson * 1962 Sweden - Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, & Assar Rönnlund * 1966 Norway - Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, & Gjermund Eggen * 1970 Soviet Union - Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev & Vyacheslav Vedenin * 1974 East Germany - Gerd Hessler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer & Gert-Dietmar Klause * 1978 Sweden - Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby & Thomas Magnusson * 1982 Norway - Lars-Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, & Oddvar Brå and 1982 Soviet Union - Vladimir Nikitin, Alexander Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, & Alexander Zavyalov * 1985 Norway - Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, & Ove Aunli * 1987 Sweden - Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, & Torgny Mogren * 1989 Sweden - Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, & Torgny Mogren * 1991 Norway - Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, & Bjørn Dæhlie * 1993 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, & Bjørn Dæhlie * 1995 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, & Thomas Alsgaard * 1997 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, & Thomas Alsgaard * 1999 Austria - Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, & Christian Hoffmann * 2001 Norway - Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, & Tor Arne Hetland * 2003 Norway - Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, & Thomas Alsgaard * 2005 Norway - Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, & Tore Ruud Hofstad * 2007 Norway - Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, & Petter Northug
Preceded by
Juha Mieto		 Holmenkollen medal with Oddvar Brå & Ivar Formo
1975		 Succeeded by
Ulrich Wehling
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