Hans Plenk (21 February 1938 – 10 September 2023) was a West German luger who competed during the 1960s.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's luge | ||
Representing  Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1964 Innsbruck | Singles |
Representing  West Germany | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1965 Davos | Singles |
 | 1961 Girenbad | Singles |
| 1963 Imst | Singles |
| 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Singles |
| 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Doubles |
Biography
editHans Plenk was born in Berchtesgaden on 21 February 1938.
Plenk won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Plenk won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in the men's singles (gold: 1965, silver: 1961, 1963; bronze: 1960) and one in the men's doubles event (bronze: 1960).
Hans Plenk died on 10 September 2023, at the age of 85.[1]
References
edit- ↑ "Hans Plenk". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
Sources
edit- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2010)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 23 February 2002)
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 4 December 2012)
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