Hermann Weinbuch (born 22 March 1960 in

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skier who won four medals at the

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during the 1980s. In 1985, he won the 15 km individual and 3 x 10 km team gold medals, then followed it up two years later with two more medals (gold: 3 x 10 km, bronze: 15 km individual). Weinbuch also competed at the

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in the Nordic combined event, finishing 8th. He also competed at the

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, winning the Nordic combined event twice (1985, 1987). Weinbuch was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1987 (Shared with

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.). At the

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, he was a trainer on the German national Nordic combined team that would win a complete of medals ( Georg Hettich - individual gold, sprint bronze; team silver).

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Holmenkollen medalists
- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file

1960 births Nordic combined skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics German male Nordic combined skiers German male ski jumpers Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Living people Olympic Nordic combined skiers of West Germany FIS Nordic Combined World Cup winners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined People from Berchtesgadener Land Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of West Germany {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub