Harald Seifert

Harald Seifert
	Seifert behind Horst Schönau in 1977.
Personal information
Born	September 20, 1953 (age 70)
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing East Germany
World Championships

Last updated February 06, 2024

Harald Seifert (born 20 September 1953) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1978 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid.

Seifert also finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

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References

Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561.

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