Lorenz Nieberl

German bobsledder (1919–1968)

Lorenz Nieberl
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Four-man
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alpe d'Huez Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alpe d'Huez Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

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.

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

  • 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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World champions in two-man bobsleigh
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World champions in four-man bobsleigh


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