Ulrich Hahn (born 5 November 1955 in

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) is an

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r who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the

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(

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). He also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the

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with three silvers (

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) and one bronze (

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). Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at

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. , Hahn is track manager of the

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, and

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track in

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. His wife, Christine Scheiblich, won the gold medal in the women's single sculls at the

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References

FIBT World Championships 2008 in Altenberg, Germany featuring Hahn as track manager.
- Accessed July 1, 2007.
Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.

*Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's Two-seater". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 576.

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