Peter Utzschneider (born 6 March 1946 in Murnau am Staffelsee

Murnau am Staffelsee

Murnau am Staffelsee is a market town in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, Germany.Murnau is situated on the edge of the Bavarian alps, approx. 70 km south of Munich. Directly to its west is the Staffelsee lake.-History:Murnau was first documented in...

, Bayern) is a West German

West Germany

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 bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three medals with one gold (Two-man: 1972

1972 Winter Olympics

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), and two bronzes (Four-man: 1972, 1976

1976 Winter Olympics

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).

Utzschneider also won nine medals at the FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 with four golds (Two-man: 1973

FIBT World Championships 1973

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, 1974

FIBT World Championships 1974

The FIBT World Championships 1974 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twelfth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, and 1970.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

; Four-man: 1969

FIBT World Championships 1969

The FIBT World Championships 1969 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the third time, hosting the event previously in 1949, and 1961. This also marked the first time both events were able to be competed since 1965.-Two man bobsleigh:...

, 1973), three silvers (Two-man: 1970

FIBT World Championships 1970

The FIBT World Championships 1970 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record eleventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1965.-Two man bobsleigh:The Swiss earned their first championships medal since...

, Four-man: 1970, 1975

FIBT World Championships 1975

The FIBT World Championships 1975 took place in Cervinia, Italy for the second time, hosting the event previously in 1971.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

), and two bronzes (Four-man: 1971

FIBT World Championships 1971

-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, 1973).