Peter Kienast is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n bobsledder who competed during the 1980s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1986 FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships 1986

The FIBT World Championships 1986 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second time, having hosted the event previously in 1979.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

 in Königssee

Schönau am Königsee

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Competing in two Winter Olympics, Kienast earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 in 1988

1988 Winter Olympics

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...

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In the 1987-88 Bobsleigh World Cup, he tied for overall champion in the four-man event with fellow Austrian Ingo Appelt

Ingo Appelt

Ingo Appelt is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to early 1992.He was Bobsleigh World Cup combined men's champion in 1987-8, and four-man champion in 1987-8 and 1988-9. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Appelt won the gold medal in the four-man event at Albertville in 1992...

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