# Werner Lesser

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{{Short description|East German ski jumper}}
thumb|Werner Lesser in Oberhof 1956

'''Werner Lesser''' (22 August 1932 in [Schmalkalden](/source/Schmalkalden) – 15 January 2005 in [Brotterode](/source/Brotterode)) was an [East German](/source/East_Germany) [ski jumper](/source/ski_jumper) who competed in the 1950s. He finished eighth in the individual large hill at the [1956 Winter Olympics](/source/1956_Winter_Olympics) in [Cortina d'Ampezzo](/source/Cortina_d'Ampezzo).

Lesser competed for Brotterode in [East Germany](/source/East_Germany), and finished third in a [ski jumping](/source/ski_jumping) event in [Klingenthal](/source/Klingenthal) in 1959.

==External links==
* [http://www.vogtland-arena.de/vogtlandarena/german/history_2.htm History of Vogtland Arena from 1957 to 1992] {{in lang|de}}

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Category:1932 births
Category:2005 deaths
Category:German male ski jumpers
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ski jumpers for the United Team of Germany
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Category:People from Schmalkalden
Category:Skiers from Thuringia
Category:East German male skiers
Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Suhl
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