German bobsledder (1905–1981)
Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won two bronze medals (1928: Five-man, 1932: Four-man).[1]
Kilian also won seven medals at the FIBT World Championships, including three golds (Two-man: 1931, Four-man: 1934, 1935), one silver (Four-man: 1938), and two bronzes (Two-man and four-man: both 1939).
He was born and died in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hanns Kilian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh five-man Olympic medalists for 1928 Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Hanns Kilian at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558–60.
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