Bernhard Germeshausen

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Medal record
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Gold 1976 Innsbruck Two-man
Gold 1976 Innsbruck Four-man
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Four-man
Silver 1980 Lake Placid Two-man
World Championships
Gold 1977 St. Moritz Four-man
Gold 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Gold 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Silver 1979 Königssee Four-man
Bronze 1978 Lake Placid Four-man

Bernhard Germeshausen (born August 21, 1951) is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. 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).

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 athletics as a decathlete, winning the East German championship in 1974.

He later became a sports instructor.

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