Hans Rinn
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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.
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References[]
- ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile on Rinn.
- FIL-Luge.org March 14, 2005 article on the new FIL Hall of Fame, including Rinn's induction. - accessed March 8, 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.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Langewiesen
- People from Bezirk Suhl
- German male lugers
- Sportspeople from Thuringia
- Olympic lugers of East Germany
- Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- Olympic medalists in luge
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
- German luge biography stubs
- German Winter Olympic medalist stubs