Alf-Gerd Deckert (born 4 July 1955) is a retired cross-country skier from

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

. He competed at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

in the 15 km, 30 km and 50 km events and finished in 37th, 9th and 26th place, respectively. He was married to

Petra Thümer Petra Thümer (later Deckert then Katzur, born 29 January 1961) is a former swimmer from East Germany. She won gold medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1977 European Aquatics Championships. During ...

, a German Olympic swimmer. His brother

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is a retired Olympic ski jumper.

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1955 births Living people German male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for East Germany East German male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Halle (Saale) People from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub