Hans Rinn

Hans Rinn (born 19 March 1953 in Langewiesen, Bezirk Suhl) 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).

Hans Rinn
Hans Rinn in 1973.
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 InnsbruckMen's doubles
1980 Lake PlacidMen's doubles
1976 InnsbruckMen's singles
World Championships
1973 OberhofMen's singles
1975 HammarstrandMen's doubles
1977 IglsMen's singles
1977 IglsMen's doubles
1973 OberhofMen's doubles
1974 KönigsseeMen's singles
1979 KönigsseeMen's doubles
1978 ImstMen's doubles
European Championships
1973 KönigsseeMen's singles
1973 KönigsseeMen's doubles
1974 ImstMen's singles
1975 OlangMen's doubles
1978 HammarstrandMen's doubles
1979 OberhofMen's singles
1980 OlangMen's doubles
1974 ImstMen's doubles
1977 KönigsseeMen's singles
1977 KönigsseeMen's doubles
1978 HammarstrandMen's singles
1979 OberhofMen's doubles
1982 WinterbergMen's doubles
1975 OlangMen's singles

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), six silvers (Men's singles: 1977, 1978; Men's doubles: 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1975).[1]

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

References
  1. "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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