Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt
East German bobsledder (born 1954)
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Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt (born 5 September 1954 in Altenburg, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he won two medals with a gold medal in the four-man and a silver medal in the two-man events.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's bobsleigh | ||
Representing  East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1980 Lake Placid | Four-man |
 | 1980 Lake Placid | Two-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1977 St. Moritz | Four-man |
| 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
| 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
| 1979 Königssee | Four-man |
 | 1978 Lake Placid | Four-man |
Gerhardt also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1977, 1981), one silver (Four-man: 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978).
Gerhardt later married Olympic figure skater Kerstin Stolfig.
References
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932–56 and since 1964 Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- BrainyHistory.com profile
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