Horst Floth
Horst Floth (born July 24, 1934 in Karlsbad , Baden-Württemberg , † October 6, 2005 in Feldafing ) was a German bobsleigh pilot . He is considered one of the most successful bobsleigh pilots of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
On November 27, 1968, together with his partner Pepi Bader, he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for his sporting successes.
The trained hotel clerk Horst Floth and his brakeman Pepi Bader won the silver medal in the two-man bobsleigh at the Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble in 1968 and in Sapporo in 1972 . In 1970 both became world champions, a year later European champions in the two-man bobsleigh. The German champion was the pilot starting for the SC Riessersee in 1967 (with the brakeman Frank Lange ) and 1970. He was an honorary citizen of the Feldafing community. Horst Floth succumbed to cancer on October 6, 2005 at the age of 71.
Web links
- The BSD mourns Horst Floth. In: bsd-portal.de. October 6, 2005, archived from the original on June 25, 2007 .
- Horst Floth in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports report of the Federal Government of September 29, 1973 - printed matter 7/1040 page 56.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Floth, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bobsleigh athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carlsbad |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2005 |
| Place of death | Feldafing |