Hans Henn (19 December 1926 – 14 August 1993) was a
West German
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bobsled
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der who competed in the mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the
1955 FIBT World Championships in
St. Moritz. Henn also finished eighth in the four-man event at the
1956 Winter Olympics in
Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in
Grimmelshausen and died in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
References
Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930*Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561.
External links
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1926 births
1993 deaths
German male bobsledders
Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Olympic bobsledders for the United Team of Germany
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