Johann Lahr (21 January 1913 – 24 February 1942) was a Czechoslovak ski jumper. 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, and not a world record as it was misconception for many years. Lahr, an ethnic German, served in Wehrmacht, and was killed in action on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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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