Franz Wende, also in Czech František Wende (3 June 1904 in

Svoboda nad Úpou Svoboda nad Úpou (german: Freiheit an der Aupa) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It lies in the Giant Mountains in the valley of the Úpa River. Geography Svoboda ...

- 1968 in

Bad Harzburg Bad Harzburg (; Eastphalian: ''Bad Harzborch'') is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort. Geogra ...

) was an

ethnic German , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

Czechoslovak Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Repub ...

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 ...

and

nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

skier who has competed in the 1920s. He won two bronze medals at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...

in ski jumping (1925) and Nordic combined (1927). He also competed in the individual event at the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...

. Wende and other three Ethnic German sportspeople, members of the Hauptverband Deutscher Wintersportvereine in der ČSR, represented Czechoslovakia at the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix.Tajemství jedné dřevěnky
in ''Krkonoše - Jizerské hory'', 1995/12.

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* . Ski jumping profile * . Nordic combined profile * * Czech male ski jumpers Czech male Nordic combined skiers Czechoslovak male ski jumpers 1904 births 1968 deaths FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Olympic ski jumpers of Czechoslovakia Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics People from Trutnov District Sudeten German people Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub