Dieter Neuendorf (7 July 1940 – 21 May 2021) was an

East German 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 ...

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the individual normal hill at the

1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place 17–27 February 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics. ...

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. Neuendorf was born in

Ruhla is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), part of Ruhla belonged to t ...

in July 1940. His best finish at the

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was 5th in the individual normal hill at

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. He also won the ski jump event at the

Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ...

in 1965. He died on 21 May 2021, at the age of 80.Adrian Dworakowski
''Nie żyje Dieter Neuendorf, wicemistrz świata z Oslo.''
In: ''skijumping.pl.'' 23 May 2021, retrieved 23 May 2021 .

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1940 births 2021 deaths People from Ruhla German male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of the United Team of Germany Olympic ski jumpers of East Germany Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Sportspeople from Thuringia {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub