Erna Bürger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMarie Charlotte Erna•Bürger (-Fiedler)
Used nameErna•Bürger
Born26 July 1909 in Eberswalde, Brandenburg (GER)
Died21 June 1958 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
AffiliationsMTV Eberswalde, Eberswalde (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Erna Bürger, a German gymnast from Eberswalde, won the gold medal with the German team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The eight exercises were held outdoors in front of 20,000 spectators at Dietrich Eckart Stage, nowadays called Waldbühne. Individually she was placed second behind her team-mate Trudi Meyer, but no medals were awarded for the individual event.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GER Erna Bürger
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold