Jan Behrendt (born 29 November 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Stefan Krauße he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Luge | ||
Representing  East Germany
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Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Albertville | Men's doubles |
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1998 Nagano | Men's doubles |
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1988 Calgary | Men's doubles |
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1994 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
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1989 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
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1991 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
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1991 Winterberg | Mixed team |
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1993 Calgary | Men's doubles |
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1993 Calgary | Mixed team |
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1995 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
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1995 Lillehammer | Mixed team |
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1989 Winterberg | Mixed team |
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1996 Altenberg | Mixed team |
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1997 Igls | Men's doubles |
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1997 Igls | Mixed team |
| World Cup Championships | ||
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1993–94 | Men's doubles |
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1994–95 | Men's doubles |
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1995–96 | Men's doubles |
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1988–89 | Men's doubles |
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1990–91 | Men's doubles |
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1991–92 | Men's doubles |
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1992–93 | Men's doubles |
| European Championships | ||
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1996 Sigulda | Men's doubles |
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1996 Sigulda | Mixed team |
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1998 Oberhof | Men's doubles |
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1998 Oberhof | Mixed team |
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1990 Igls | Men's doubles |
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1992 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with seven golds (Men's doubles: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995) and four silvers (Men's doubles: 1997, Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they won a total of six medals with four golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1998; Mixed team: 1996, 1998) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1990, 1992).[1]
They won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96).
Behrendt and Krausse retired after the 1998 Olympics. The same year they were proclaimed honorary citizens of Ilmenau.
References
edit- ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Behrendt. at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2007)
- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2010)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 23 February 2002)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at archive.today (archived 4 December 2012)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 February 2008)
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