Franz Schelle

Franz Schelle (born June 17, 1929 in Ohlstadt ; † January 23, 2017 ) was a German bobsleigh driver .

Schelle's greatest success was winning the gold medal in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1962 World Championship. In 1960 and 1962 he was also the German champion in the two-man bobsleigh, starting with Otto Göbl for SV Ohlstadt . He also won this title in the four-man bobsleigh in 1962 and 1963.

On January 30, 1962, the Federal President awarded him the Silver Laurel Leaf.

source

Kicker from June 17, 1999, p. 40 with notation "Schnell" instead of "Schelle"

Web links

Franz Schelle in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Obituaries. In: merkur.de. Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
↑ GERMAN MASTERS 1951-1970 ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Information given to the Bundestag by the Federal Government on September 29, 1973 - Printed matter 7/1040 - Annex 3, page 56

personal data
SURNAME	Schelle, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German bobsleigh driver
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ohlstadt
DATE OF DEATH	23rd January 2017

[1] Obituaries. In: merkur.de. Retrieved May 18, 2018 .

[2] GERMAN MASTERS 1951-1970 ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[3] Information given to the Bundestag by the Federal Government on September 29, 1973 - Printed matter 7/1040 - Annex 3, page 56