Hans Rinn

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Hans Rinn (born March 19, 1953) was an East German 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), five silvers (Men's singles: 1977, 1978; Men's doubles: 1974, 1977, 1979), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1975).

Rinn was inducted into the International Luge Federation Hall of Fame in 2005 along with Josef Feistmantl.

[edit] References

• 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.
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• List of European luge champions (German)
• Winter Olympic results - men's luge: 1964-2006

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