Lorenz Nieberl (sometimes spelled as Lorenz Niebert; 7 July 1919, in Munich, Germany – 12 April 1968) was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics. Nieberl also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's bobsleigh | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Oslo | Two-man |
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1952 Oslo | Four-man |
| Representing West Germany
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| World Championships | ||
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1951 Alpe d'Huez | Two-man |
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1951 Alpe d'Huez | Four-man |
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1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Two-man |
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1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
He also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man and four-man: both 1951) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1953, Four-man: 1954).
References edit
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964[dead link]
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Lorenz Nieberl at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man." In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896–1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561.
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