Klaus Bonsack
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Bonsack in 1969
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Klaus Bonsack (sometimes shown as Klaus-Michael Bonsack, born 26 December 1941) is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s.
He was born in Waltershausen, Thuringia.
He won four Winter Olympic medal in men's luge with one gold (doubles: 1968), one silver (singles: 1964), and two bronzes (singles: 1968, doubles: 1972).
Bonsack also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (doubles: 1967), two silvers (doubles: 1965, singles: 1967), and two bronzes (singles: 1963, doubles: 1969).
Bonsack later served as chairman of the track construction commission, approving the final homologation of Cesana Pariol prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics for luge to compete at the track. He was among the first three inductees in the International Luge Federation (FIL) Hall of Fame in 2004, along with Paul Hildgartner and Margit Schumann.
References
- FIL approves track for use for the 2006 Winter Olympics, featuring Bonsack
- FIL-Luge.org January 7, 2004 Hall of Fame induction.
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of Great Olympians BO
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