Hans Rinn
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 Hans Rinn in 1973. | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Luge | ||
Competitor for  East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1976 Innsbruck | Men's doubles |
| Gold | 1980 Lake Placid | Men's doubles |
| Bronze | 1976 Innsbruck | Men's singles |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1973 Oberhof | Men's singles |
| Gold | 1975 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
| Gold | 1977 Igls | Men's singles |
| Gold | 1977 Igls | Men's doubles |
| Silver | 1973 Oberhof | Men's doubles |
| Silver | 1974 Königssee | Men's singles |
| Silver | 1979 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| Bronze | 1978 Imst | Men's doubles |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1973 Königssee | Men's singles |
| Gold | 1973 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| Gold | 1974 Imst | Men's singles |
| Gold | 1975 Olang | Men's doubles |
| Gold | 1978 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
| Gold | 1979 Oberhof | Men's singles |
| Gold | 1980 Olang | Men's doubles |
| Silver | 1974 Imst | Men's doubles |
| Silver | 1977 Königssee | Men's singles |
| Silver | 1977 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| Silver | 1978 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
| Silver | 1979 Oberhof | Men's doubles |
| Bronze | 1975 Olang | Men's singles |
Hans Rinn (born 19 March 1953 in Langewiesen, Thuringia) is an East German former 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.
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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.
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge
- 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)
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