Hans Maurer

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Hans Maurer
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Two-man

Hans Maurer (born 13 September 1934) was a West German bobsledder who competed during the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1962 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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