Meinhard Nehmer
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing  East Germany |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Innsbruck | Two-man |
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1976 Innsbruck | Four-man |
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1980 Lake Placid | Four-man |
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1980 Lake Placid | Two-man |
| World Championships | ||
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1977 St. Moritz | Four-man |
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1978 Lake Placid | Two-man |
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1979 Königssee | Four-man |
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1978 Lake Placid | Four-man |
Meinhard Nehmer (born 13 January 1941 in Boblin near Pölitz, Pomerania, Germany) is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980) and one bronze (Two-man: 1980). Nehmer also carried the East German flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
He also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (Four-man: 1977), two silvers (Two-man: 1978, Four-man: 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978).
Prior to his role in bobsleigh, Nehmer competed in athletics as a javelin thrower.
Retiring from bobsleigh in the early 1980s, Nehmer worked for the Volksmarine, rising to the rank of Commander (Fregattenkapitän in (German)), before being forced out following German reunification in late 1990.
After that, Nehmer worked as a bobsleigh coach for Germany, Italy, and the United States. He retired from coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Nehmer profile (German)
- Riverboat talk show gost featuring Nehmer (German)
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