Jochen Pietzsch (born 1 December 1963 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former East German luger who competed during the mid-1980s. Together with Jörg Hoffmann, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.
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| Born | 1 December 1963 Halle (Saale), East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kerstin Mohring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pietzsch also found great success at the FIL World Luge Championships with a total of six medals, including four gold (Men's doubles: 1983, 1985, 1987; Mixed team: 1990) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1989, 1990). He also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (Men's doubles and mixed team: both 1990) and one silver (Men's doubles: 1986).[1]
Pietzsch won the overall Luge World Cup title in men's doubles in 1983–84. He married cross-country skier Kerstin Mohring.[2]
References
edit- ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jochen Pietzsch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Pietszch. at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007)
- 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 Wayback Machine (archived 30 June 2007)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at archive.today (archived 4 December 2012)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 February 2008)
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