Bernhard Germeshausen
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Representing  East Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Innsbruck | Two-man |
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1976 Innsbruck | Four-man |
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1980 Lake Placid | Four-man |
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1980 Lake Placid | Two-man |
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1977 St. Moritz | Four-man |
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1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
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1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
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1979 Königssee | Four-man |
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1978 Lake Placid | Four-man |
Bernhard Germeshausen (21 August 1951 – 15 April 2022) was an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.[1] Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980) and one silver (Two-man: 1980).[2]
He also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1977, 1981), one silver (Four-man: 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978).
Prior to his role in bobsleigh, Germeshausen competed in track and field athletics as a decathlete, winning the East German championship in 1974.
He later became a sports instructor.
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – Bernhard Germeshausen".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Germeshausen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- Amrhein, Klaus (2005). Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898–2005, 2 Bände, Darmstadt: Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft. (in German)
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