Medal record | ||
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Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing West Germany | ||
World Championships | ||
1974 St. Moritz | Two-man | |
1975 Cervinia | Two-man |
Georg Heibl (born 16 February 1935) is a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1970s. He won two silver medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1974 and 1975.
Heibl also finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. [1]
Georg Hackl, often named Hackl Schorsch, is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst, a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.
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