Hans Mehlhorn
Johannes Richard "Hans" Mehlhorn (born January 15, 1900 in Aue ; † July 2, 1983 ) was a German bobsleigh driver .
In 1928, Hans Mehlhorn from BC Oberhof , who had already received his doctorate, won the German championship title in the five-man bobsleigh driven by Otto Griebel . Four years later at the 1932 Olympic Games in Lake Placid Mehlhorn belonged as a brakeman for Bobsled by Hanns Kilian . In the line-up of Hanns Kilian, Max Ludwig , Hans Mehlhorn and Sebastian Huber , the German bobsleigh took third place behind two US bobsleighs, with a gap of more than four seconds on silver. The fourth placed Swiss were more than twelve seconds behind the German bobsleigh.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Olympic Winter Games, the chronicle . Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-328-00631-1 .
Web links
- Hans Mehlhorn in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- German Bobsleigh Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mehlhorn, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mehlhorn, Johannes Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bobsleigh driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aue |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2nd 1983 |