Gerd Hornberger

{{Short description|German sprinter (1910–1988)}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Germany}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] | [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1938 European Athletics Championships|1938 Paris]]|[[1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1934 European Athletics Championships|1934 Turin]]|[[1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m]]}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''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]] held in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] in the 4 × 100 metre relay, winning the bronze medal with his team mates [[Wilhelm Leichum]], [[Erich Borchmeyer]] and [[Erwin Gillmeister]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/gerd-hornberger-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222353/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/gerd-hornberger-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Gerd Hornberger Olympic Results |access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref>

Hornberger was born and died in [[Waldfischbach-Burgalben]].

==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Germany |- |1934 |[[1934 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |[[Turin, Italy]] |6th |100 m |[[1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.9]] |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hornberger, Gerd}} [[Category:1910 births]] [[Category:1988 deaths]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:German men sprinters]] [[Category:Olympic athletes for Germany]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany]] [[Category:People from the Palatinate (region)]] [[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics]] [[Category:Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] [[Category:20th-century German sportsmen]]