Gerd Hornberger (17 February 1910 – 13 September 1988) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for Germany in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-s ...

held in

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in the 4 x 100 metre relay, winning the bronze medal with his team mates Wilhelm Leichum,

Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer (23 January 1905 – 17 August 2000) was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the ...

and Erwin Gillmeister. Hornberger was born and died in

Waldfischbach-Burgalben Waldfischbach-Burgalben ( pfl, Waldfischbach-Bojalwe) is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km northeast of Pirmasens. Waldf ...

Competition record

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1910 births 1988 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics German male sprinters Olympic athletes for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany People from the Palatinate (region) European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub