Kurt Hennrich

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKurt•Hennrich
Used nameKurt•Hennrich
Born28 August 1931 in Drmaly, Ústecký kraj (CZE)
Died28 July 2020
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czechia

Biography

Kurt Hennrich competed at the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics as an Alpine skier, placing seventh in downhill. He first started skiing as a 3-year-old and won his first race in a slalom in Klínovec in 1948, winning the junior regional title. He also competed in ski jumping as a youth, although in the early 1950s he decided to focus on Alpine events. In 1953 Hennrich won the Czechoslovakian junior title, and in 1955 won the senior slalom national championship.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1956 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) TCH CZE Kurt Hennrich
Downhill, Men (Olympic) 7
Giant Slalom, Men (Olympic) 36
Slalom, Men (Olympic) 36