Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt

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Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt (born 5 September 1954 in Altenburg, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.

Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid Two-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 St. Moritz Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1979 Königssee Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Lake Placid Four-man

Gerhardt also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1977, 1981), one silver (Four-man: 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978).

Gerhardt later married Olympic figure skater Kerstin Stolfig.

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