Bernd Hahn

Bernd Hahn ( born November 16, 1954 in Elbingerode ) is a former German luger. He trained with his one-year younger brother Ulrich Hahn one of the most successful luge doubles the 1970s and early 1980s.

Bernd Hahn competed for the SC tractor Oberwiesenthal. Your first international success celebrated Both when she behind Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn, mainly nationally its main competitors should be in the following years, won the silver medal at the Luge World Championship 1973. Norbert Hahn was not related to the brothers. In 1974 she won her first title in Koenigssee at the World Championships. In 1975, she repeated the title in Hammarstrand, drove this track record in the last pass, and also won behind their compatriots Rinn / Hahn and Horst Müller / Hans -Jörg Neumann third place at the European Championships. Ironically, the Olympic 1976 finished the first series of successes. At the Games in Innsbruck the double came only to a disappointing 16th place. First 1978 they found back to the old road to success, winning the European Championships behind Rinn / tap the silver medal. The 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, they finished on the thankless fourth place. At the European Championships they finished - again behind their eternal rival Rinn / Hahn - in second place. One last major title celebrated the double tap / faucet at the World Championships 1981 in Hammarstrand, where they won their third title.

In the World Cup the success of Bernd and Ulrich Hahn were not particularly great, especially because the competition only introduced for 1977/ 78 and needed some time to sit through. Especially in the early days of the Association of the GDR also sent repeatedly different starter. Two races, 1978/79 in Imst and 1980/81 ibid, they won two of the races. National they were initially in the shadow of Rinn / tap. 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978 they were behind these runners, 1975, she appeared on the third place, because surprisingly Müller / Neumann could win the title. 1979 and 1980 they won the title. Christine Scheiblich is cock -law.

1974 were awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze Bernd Hahn and his brother.

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