Hans Rinn
East German luger
![]()
Rinn in 2022
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
---|
Hans Rinn (born 19 March 1953 in Langewiesen , Bezirk Suhl ) is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics , including two gold (doubles: 1976 , 1980 ) and one bronze (singles: 1976).
Rinn also won eight medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (singles: 1973 , 1977 , doubles: 1975 , 1977), three silvers (singles: 1974 , doubles: 1973, 1979 ), and one bronze ( 1978 ).
At the FIL European Luge Championships , Rinn won 13 medals. This included seven golds (Men's singles: 1973 , 1974 , 1979 ; Men's doubles: 1973, 1975 , 1978 , 1980 ), six silvers (Men's singles: 1977 , 1978; Men's doubles: 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982 ), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1975). [1]
Rinn was inducted into the International Luge Federation Hall of Fame in 2005 along with Josef Feistmantl .
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
References
- ↑ "List of European luge champions" . Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008 . Retrieved 8 February 2015 .
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile on Rinn.
- FIL-Luge.org March 14, 2005 article on the new FIL Hall of Fame, including Rinn's induction. - accessed 8 March 2008.
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
|
|
![]() |
This biographical article relating to German luge is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . |
![]() ![]() |
This article about a German Winter Olympic medalist is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . |