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Hans-Heinrich Winkler

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Hans-Heinrich Winkler (sometimes listed as Hans-Heinrich Wickler) was an East German luger who competed in the mid-1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.

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Winkler also finished fourth in the men's singles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck though his surname was misspelled as Wickler.

References

  • List of European luge champions (in German)
  • Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Luge - Men's singles". The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 575.

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