Hanns Kilian

Hanns Kilian
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Competitor for  Germany
Competitor for  Germany
Olympic Games
1928 St. Moritz Five-man
1932 Lake Placid Four-man
World Championships
1931 Oberhof Two-man
1934 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man
1935 St. Moritz Four-man
1938 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man
1939 St. Moritz Two-man
1939 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

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).

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.

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