Andreas Kirchner

Andreas Kirchner (17 August 1953 – 10 November 2010) was an East German hammer thrower and bob pusher for record holder Wolfgang Hoppe.

Andreas Kirchner
Kirchner in 1979
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 SarajevoFour-man
Bronze medal – third place1980 Lake PlacidFour-man
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1981 Cortina d'AmpezzoTwo-man
Bronze medal – third place1982 St. MoritzTwo-man

He competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man with a gold in 1984 and a bronze in 1980. He was born in Erlbach-Kirchberg, Saxony.

Kirchner also won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1981 and a bronze in 1982.

On 15 November 2010 he was found dead in his apartment in Suhl, Thuringia where he worked as a teacher.[1] He was 57.

References
  1. Andreas Kirchner found dead in Suhl Süddeutsche.de (in German)
  • 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
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Kirchner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.



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