Norbert Hahn (born 6 January 1954, Elbingerode

Elbingerode

Elbingerode is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oberharz am Brocken. Elbingerode has 3.672 inhabitants ....

, Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

) is an East German former luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

r who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in the men's doubles event (1976

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

, 1980

1980 Winter Olympics

The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...

).

Hahn also won five medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (1975

FIL World Luge Championships 1975

The FIL World Luge Championships 1975 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for a second time after previously hosting the championships in 1967.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1977

FIL World Luge Championships 1977

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

), two silvers (1973

FIL World Luge Championships 1973

The FIL World Luge Championships 1973 took place in Oberhof, East Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1979

FIL World Luge Championships 1979

The FIL World Luge Championships 1979 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time. Königssee had hosted the event previously in 1969, 1970, and 1974...

), and one bronze (1978

FIL World Luge Championships 1978

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

). He also won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with four golds (1973

FIL European Luge Championships 1973

The FIL European Luge Championships 1973 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second consecutive year and third time overall .-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1975

FIL European Luge Championships 1975

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1978

FIL European Luge Championships 1978

The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

, 1980

FIL European Luge Championships 1980

The FIL European Luge Championships 1980 took place in Olang, Italy for the second time after previously hosting the event in 1975. It also marked the last time the championships would be hosted in consecutive years, a tradition started in 1970...

) and three silvers (1974

FIL European Luge Championships 1974

The FIL European Luge Championships 1974 took place in Imst, Austria for the third time after previously hosting the event in 1956 and 1971.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1977

FIL European Luge Championships 1977

The FIL European Luge Championships 1977 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, and 1973.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1979

FIL European Luge Championships 1979

The FIL European Luge Championships 1979 took place in Oberhof, East Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

).