Peter Utzschneider (born 6 March 1946) is a retired West German bobsledder who mostly competed as a brakeman together with Wolfgang Zimmerer. They competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won three medals, with one gold (two-man in 1972), and two bronzes (four-man in 1972 and 1976).[1]
 Utzschneider at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 March 1946 (age 78) Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Ohlstadt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Utzschneider and Zimmerer won nine medals at the FIBT World Championships, with four golds (two-man: 1973, 1974; four-man: 1969, 1973), three silvers (two-man: 1970, four-man: 1970, 1975), and two bronzes (four-man: 1971, 1973). They also collected 10 medals at the European championships, including five golds: in two-man in 1968, 1972, and 1973, and in the four-man in 1970 and 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Peter Utzschneider. sports-reference.com
External links
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Media related to Peter Utzschneider at Wikimedia Commons- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932–56 and since 1964 Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Peter Utzschneider at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Peter Utzschneider at Olympedia
- Peter Utzschneider at Olympics.com
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