Reinhard Bredow Explained

Reinhard Bredow
Birth Date:6 April 1947
Birth Place:Ilsenburg, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Updated:30 October 2018

Reinhard Bredow (also known as Reinhard Bredlow, born 6 April 1947 in Ilsenburg) is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and Horst Hörnlein won the gold medal in the men's doubles event (shared with the Italian pairing of Walter Plaikner and Paul Hildgartner) at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.[1]

Bredow also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (1973), one silver (1969), and two bronzes (1970, 1971). He also won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1970, 1972).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From the Olympic Luge History . . International Luge Federation. 10 February 2019.
  2. Web site: List of European luge champions. Eiskanal. https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html. 25 March 2008. 8 February 2015. dead. de.