Charles Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was born on 9 April 1867 in
Frederiksberg, Denmark. Domestically, he represented the sports club
Handelsstandens AK which was based in
Copenhagen. He was set to compete on behalf of
Denmark at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a swimmer, though did not start in his events. He was entered in the
men's 100 metre freestyle,
men's 500 metre freestyle, and
men's 1200 metre freestyle. Winckler mostly competed in the men's
shot put and
discus throw. From 1896 to 1903, he held the
national record for the shot put and from 1897 to 1907, held the national record for the discus throw. He also competed in the qualification round of the
men's discus throw on the same day. He recorded a distance of 32.50 metres and did not qualify for the finals, placing eighth overall. At the same games, he competed in a Scandinavian team composed of Danish and
Swedish competitors for the
tug of war tournament on 16 July. There, they defeated the only other team entered, the
Racing Club de France, 2 to 0. They won the gold medal. After the 1900 Summer Games, he would go on and become the Danish champion in the shot put from 1901 to 1903 and in the discus throw in 1902. He died on 17 December 1932 in Frederiksberg. ==References==