Horst Schönau - Wikipedia

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Horst Schönau (born 2 April 1949 in Waltershausen, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Horst Schönau

Schönau (seated in sled) in 1979.

Medal record

Men's bobsleigh

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1980 Lake Placid	Four-man
World Championships
	1978 Lake Placid	Four-man
	1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Two-man
	1982 St. Moritz	Two-man

Schönau also won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Four-man: 1978), a silver (Two-man: 1981), and a bronze (Two-man: 1982).

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