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hans rinn in 1973 . bundesarchiv bild 183-m0107-0010 , hans rinn.jpg hans rinn

hans rinn

hans rinn -lrb- born 19 march 1953 in langewiesen , thuringia -rrb- is an east german former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s .
he won three medals at the winter olympics , including two gold -lrb- doubles : 1976 , 1980 -rrb- and one bronze -lrb- singles : 1976 -rrb- .
rinn also won eight medals at the fil world luge championships with four golds -lrb- singles : 1973 , 1977 , doubles : 1975 , 1977 -rrb- , three silvers -lrb- singles : 1974 , doubles : 1973 , 1979 -rrb- , and one bronze -lrb- 1978 -rrb- .
at the fil european luge championships , rinn won 13 medals .
this included seven golds -lrb- men 's singles : 1973 , 1974 , 1979 ; men 's doubles : 1973 , 1975 , 1978 , 1980 -rrb- , five silvers -lrb- men 's singles : 1977 , 1978 ; men 's doubles : 1974 , 1977 , 1979 -rrb- , and one bronze -lrb- men 's singles : 1975 -rrb- .
rinn was inducted into the international luge federation hall of fame in 2005 along with josef feistmantl .
