Hans-Peter Steinacher
Hans-Peter Steinacher 
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| Birthday: | 9th September 1968 (age 51) |
| Size: | 180 cm |
| Society: | YC Zell am See |
| Boat classes: | tornado |
Hans-Peter Steinacher (born September 9, 1968 in Zell am See ) is an Austrian tornado sailor .
Career
Together with Roman Hagara he was Olympic champion at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens . They are the first team to win this discipline twice in a row.
At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Steinacher was the flag bearer of the Austrian Olympic team.
Sporting successes
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Olympic games
- Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
- Gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Awards and honors
- Honorary citizenship of Zell am See
- Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000)
- Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)
- Honorary Citizenship of the City of Athens (2005)
Trivia
In April 2018, the Austrian Post issued a special stamp with a motif from sailing with Steinacher and Hagara.
Web links
Individual evidence
Olympic champion in the tornado class
1976: Reg White / John Osborn | 1980: Lars Sigurd Björkström / Alexandre Welter | 1984: Rex Sellers / Chris Timms | 1988: Jean-Yves Le Déroff / Nicolas Hénard | 1992: Yves Loday / Nicolas Hénard | 1996: José Luis Ballester / Fernando León | 2000: Roman Hagara / Hans-Peter Steinacher | 2004: Roman Hagara / Hans-Peter Steinacher | 2008: Fernando Echávarri / Antón Paz
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| SURNAME | Steinacher, Hans-Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sailor and Olympic champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zell am See , Salzburg , Austria |