Hans Leutenegger (born January 16, 1940, in Bichelsee-Balterswil) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Olympic medal record
Bobsleigh
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Four-man

Life

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Leutenegger was born 16 January 1940 in the hamlet Höfli near Bichelsee, the oldest of eight siblings, to Alois and Margrith Leutenegger.[1] His parents were destitute and his father primarily worked as textile factory worker in the embroidery factory Traxler AG.[2]

Leutenegger also founded his own construction firm in Switzerland in 1965, Hans Leutenegger AG, a business that continues as of 2012. The company has expanded into employment search and a temporary staffing for engineering positions. He also did some acting, working with Klaus Kinski in the 1985 film Kommando Leopard (Commando Leopard).

References

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  1. ^ Rüdiger, Aufgezeichnet: Esthy (2021-12-19). "Was Hausi Leutenegger von seinem Vater gelernt hat". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ Geboren am - 16. Januar 1940 - Hausi Leutenegger - Play SRF, retrieved 2024-02-17