Lorenz Nieberl

Lorenz Nieberl
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Competitor for  West Germany
Olympic Games
1952 Oslo Two-man
1952 Oslo Four-man
World Championships
1951 Alpe d'Huez Two-man
1951 Alpe d'Huez Four-man
1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Two-man
1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

Lorenz Nieberl (Sometimes spelled as Lorenz Niebert, July 7, 1919 - April 12, 1968) was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics. Nieberl also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

He also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man and four-man: both 1951) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1953, Four-man: 1954).

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