Peter Kienast (sometimes listed as Pieter Kienast; 30 March 1949 – 12 December 1991) was an

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der who competed during the 1980s. He was born in

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. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1986 FIBT World Championships in

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. Competing in two

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, Kienast earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at

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. In the 1987-88

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, he tied for overall champion in the four-man event with fellow Austrian

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References

1984 bobsleigh two-man resultsPeter Kienast's biography at Munzinger
1949 births 1991 deaths Austrian male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Austria {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub