Hans-Joachim Menge (Luge Rider)
Hans-Joachim quantity 
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 German Democratic Republic
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| birthday | February 27, 1963 | |||||||||
| place of birth | Wüstheuterode | |||||||||
| size | 185 cm | |||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg | |||||||||
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| discipline | Two-seater | |||||||||
| society | SC tractor Oberwiesenthal | |||||||||
| status | resigned | |||||||||
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| last change: December 20, 2009 | ||||||||||
Hans-Joachim Menge (born February 27, 1963 in Wüstheuterode ) is a former German luge athlete .
Hans-Joachim Menge from SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal started in the mid-1980s with his partner Detlef Bertz in the two-seater luge. The doubles attracted international attention for the first time when they won the World Cup race in Königssee in the 1983/84 season . In addition, the doubles behind Jörg Hoffmann and Jochen Pietzsch came second in the GDR championships in 1984. They left higher-rated doubles like Volker Sotzmann and Volker Dietrich , René Keller and Lutz Kühnlenz as well as Bernd Oberhoffner and Jörg-Dieter Ludwig behind and were able to win for them Qualifying for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . There they messed up the first run and in the end only achieved 15th and last place. In 1985 Bertz / Quantity won again bronze at the GDR championships.
successes
World Cup victories
Two-seater
| No. | date | place | train |
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| 1. | Jan 15, 1984 |
 Imst
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Imst toboggan run |
Web links
- Hans-Joachim Menge in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Lot, Hans-Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German luge rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wüstheuterode |