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Ernst Berndt
Ernst
Helmut
Berndt
was a
Sudeten
German-Czechoslovak athlete who competed in both
track and field
and
luge
. As a
hurdler
he represented
Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Summer Olympics
. He moved to
Lower Saxony
after
World War II
and took up luge. Competing for
West Germany
, he became the German
national champion
in
1958
before winning the
gold medal
in the
men's singles
event
at the
1960 FIL World Luge Championships
in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.