| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Walther Ernest Eugen (Ernst-)•Koehler (Köhler-) | |
| Used name | Ernest•Koehler | |
| Born | 24 November 1903 in Offenbach am Main, Hessen |  GER |
| Died | 1 May 1960 (aged 56 years 5 months 7 days) in Queens, New York, New York |  USA |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 61 kg | |
| Affiliations | German-American AC — Queens, New York, New York | USA |
| NOC | United States | USA |
Ernest Koehler finished third in the AAU 50 km. walk in 1931, 1934, and 1936. Koehler was born in Germany, but came to the US as a youth. He competed for the German-American AC in Queens, New York. Koehler made the Olympic team by only one second over John Deni at the 1936 AAU race in Cincinnati.
Personal Best: 50kmW – 5-19:50 (1936).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Ernest Koehler | |||
| 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic) | 23 |
