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Bobsleigh | ||
World Championships | ||
1971 Cervinia | Two-man |
Josef Oberhauser (born 23 February 1949) is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1971 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia.
Oberhauser also finished eighth in the two-man event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. [1]
André Lange is a retired German bobsledder and one of the most successful bob pilots of all time. Competing at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, he has won four gold and one silver medals. Lange originally started his sledding career as a luger, taking up bobsleigh in 1993.
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