Hans-Georg Aschenbach

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Medal record
Men's Ski jumping
Competitor for Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold 1976 Innsbruck Individual normal hill
World Championships
Gold 1974 Falun Individual normal hill
Gold 1974 Falun Individual large hill
Men's ski flying
Gold 1973 Obertsdorf Individual

Hans-Georg Aschenbach (born October 20, 1951 in Brotterode) is a former East German ski jumper. In 1969 Aschenbach became junior world champion, and two years later he won his first national championship (DDR). He won the Ski-flying World Championships in 1973.

1974 was a banner year for Aschenbach, winning the Four Hills Tournament, and both ski jumping events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. He also won the gold medal in the individual normal hill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

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Awards
Preceded by
Flag of the German Democratic Republic Roland Matthes
East German Sportsman of the Year
1974
Succeeded by
Flag of the German Democratic Republic Roland Matthes