Johann Lahr (21 January 1913 – 24 February 1942) was a Czechoslovak

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 ...

. He competed in the individual event at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

. On 2 March 1941, he set personal best at 111 m (364 ft) in

Planica Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking d ...

, and not a world record as it was misconception for many years. Lahr, an

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, served in

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

, and was killed in action on the Eastern Front during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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* 1913 births 1942 deaths People from Trutnov District People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Sudeten German people Czech male ski jumpers Czech male Nordic combined skiers Olympic ski jumpers of Czechoslovakia Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics German military personnel killed in World War II Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub