For this achievement, Hans Brandner and his partner Balthasar Schwarm were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf .
In 1979 they beat Rinn / Hahn at the World Championships in Königssee , their club mates and long-time competitors Winkler / Wembacher finished third. Two years earlier, Brandner / Schwarm won the bronze medal in Igls . At the European Championships they won gold once (1977) and silver (1972), as well as twice bronze (1973, 1980). In 1978 the duo came second and in 1979 third in the overall World Cup. In 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1980 the two athletes starting for RC Berchtesgaden became German champions.
↑ Petra Sobinger: Wellness Hotel or Asylum Accommodation ? OVB24 GmbH, March 17, 2016, accessed on August 18, 2018 .
↑ Stadt Landshut, Sportchronik 1974-76: ... 1976 Reception of the German Olympic team in October with Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in Bonn and award with the silver laurel leaf. ...