Hans Riegel

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Johannes Peter "Hans" Riegel (born March 10, 1923 in Bonn) is a German entrepreneur who has owned and operated confectionery maker Haribo since 1946.

Born in Bonn, he is the oldest son of the company's founder Hans Riegel Sr. After his A-Levels at the Jesuit boarding school Aloisiuskolleg he did his doctorate in 1951 at Bonn University with his thesis "The development of the world sugar industry during and after the Second World War".

In 1953 he was elected first president of the German badminton association (Deutscher Badminton-Verband) after he had won the German championship in the men's doubles and mixed doubles (which he did in following two years, as well). In the very same year he had the first indoors badminton court in Germany (called the ‘Haribo-Center’) built in Bonn.He is now 83 and well.

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