page_title: Horst Hörnlein
hierarchical_section_title: Horst Hörnlein
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Horst Hörnlein, Reinhard Bredow ADN-ZB Demme 19.12.1971-Oberhof: DDR-Meisterschaften im Rennschlittensport-Ihren Vorjahrestitel im Doppel-Sitzer verteidigten der 26jährige Diplom-Sportlehrer Horst Hörnlein (vorn) und der 24jährige Maschinenbau-Fernstudent Reinhard Bredow (ASK Oberhof) mit Erfolg. Sie erreichten eine Gesamtfahrzeit von 1:32,656 min.
context_page_description: Horst Hörnlein is a former East German luger and bobsleigh coach who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and Reinhard Bredow won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
  Hörnlein also won five medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold, one silver, and three bronzes. He won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds and one bronze.
  After his retirement from competition, he became a bobsleigh coach, training the East German team from 1973 to 1990, and later coaching the British and Irish teams. He also served as head of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's bobsleigh development programme, working with bobsledders from developing countries.
context_section_description: Horst Hörnlein (aka Horst Hömlein, born 31 May 1945 in Möhrenbach) is a former East German luger and bobsleigh coach who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and Reinhard Bredow won the gold medal in the men's doubles event (shared with the Italians Paul Hildgartner and Walter Plaikner) at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
  Hörnlein also won five medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (1973), one silver (1969), and three bronzes (1965, 1970, 1971). He won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds (Men's singles: 1971, Men's doubles: 1970, 1972) and one bronze (Men's singles: 1970).
  After his retirement from competition, he became a bobsleigh coach, training the East German team from 1973 to 1990, and later coaching the British and Irish teams. He also served as head of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's bobsleigh development programme, working with bobsledders from developing countries.
caption: Hörnlein (top) in 1971
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