On December 29, Deckert displayed his trophy won in TCS at auction, on the eBay website. The 59-year-old did it for a good cause. He decided to donate the money he had collected to the residents of Auerbach and charities.
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The former Olympic runner-up sold the trophy for his TCS triumph. He supported the inhabitants of Auerbach
12 750 euro and 99 cents – this is the final result of the Golden Eagle auction. Former ski jumperand did not disclose who exactly would get the money, but admitted that it would be, inter alia, a few locals from his town. – These will not only be social institutions. He did not want to provide any more detailed information – we can read on the portal freiepresse.de. “I was surprised myself that he went for that amount,” added Deckert, after the starting price of the Golden Eagle jumped by 2,000 on Thursday. euro.
This is not the first action of this type carried out by Deckert. Earlier, he had auctioned off the Olympic medal and donated the money he had obtained to charity. Deckert, 59, is an Olympic silver medalist from Lake Placid (1980) and currently serves as the mayor of Auerbach. In addition, he is also the honorary president of the VSC Klingenthal club.
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