East German bobsledder
Andreas Kirchner
Kirchner in 1979
Andreas Kirchner (17 August 1953 – 10 November 2010) was an East German hammer thrower and bob pusher for record holder Wolfgang Hoppe .
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.
1924 : Scherrer , Neveu , A. Schläppi , H. Schläppi (SUI )
1928 : Fiske , Tucker , Mason , Gray , Parke (USA )
1932 : Fiske , Eagan , Gray , O'Brien (USA )
1936 : Musy , Gartmann , Bouvier , Beerli (SUI )
1948 : Tyler , Martin , Rimkus , D'Amico (USA )
1952 : Ostler , Kuhn , Nieberl , Kemser (GER )
1956 : Kapus , Diener , Alt , Angst (SUI )
1964 : V. Emery , Kirby , Anakin , J. Emery (CAN )
1968 : Monti , de Paolis , Zandonella , Armano (ITA )
1972 : Wicki , Hubacher , Leutenegger , Camichel (SUI )
1976 : Nehmer , Babock , Germeshausen , Lehmann (GDR )
1980 : Nehmer , Musioł , Germeshausen , Gerhardt (GDR )
1984 : Hoppe , Wetzig , Schauerhammer , Kirchner (GDR )
1988 : Fasser , Meier , Fässler , Stocker (SUI )
1992 : Appelt , Winkler , Haidacher , Schroll (AUT )
1994 : Czudaj , Brannasch , Hampel , Szelig (GER )
1998 : Langen , Zimmerman , Jakobs , Hampel (GER )
2002 : Lange , Kühn , Kuske , Embach (GER )
2006 : Lange , Hoppe , Putze , Kuske (GER )
2010 : Holcomb , Olsen , Mesler , Tomasevicz (USA )
2014 : Melbārdis , Vilkaste , Dreiškens , Strenga (LAT )
2018 : Friedrich , Bauer , Grothkopp , Margis (GER )
2022 : Friedrich , Margis , Bauer , Schüller (GER )