Konrad Winkler (skier)

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Konrad Winkler
Medal record
Men's nordic combined
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Innsbruck Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Lake Placid Individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Lahti Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Oslo 3 x 10 km team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Oslo 15 km individual

Konrad Winkler (born 17 February 1955 in Neuhausen) is a former East German Nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

He won a gold medal in the Nordic combined Individual event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, then finished second behind Tom Sandberg in the same event in 1982. Winkler earned bronzes in the Individual Nordic combined events at the 1976 Winter Olympics and at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Winkler won gold in the 3 x 10 km event at the 1982 championships.

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