Hans-Georg Aschenbach
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ski jumping | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1976 Innsbruck | Individual normal hill |
| World Championships | ||
| | 1974 Falun | Individual normal hill |
| | 1974 Falun | Individual large hill |
| Men's ski flying | ||
| | 1973 Oberstdorf | Individual |
Hans-Georg Aschenbach (born 20 October 1951) is an East German former ski jumper.
Aschenbach was born in Brotterode. In 1969 he became junior world champion, and two years later he won his first national championship (DDR). He won the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in 1973.
1974 was a banner year for Aschenbach, winning the Four Hills Tournament, and both ski jumping events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. He also won the gold medal in the individual normal hill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Aschenbach later admitted he had taken anabolic steroids for eight years. He described his 1976 Olympic victory as both his greatest and most anxious moment in sports. This was due to the doping controls in place at the time.
References
- Hans-Georg Aschenbach at the International Ski Federation
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Ski Jumping: Normal Hill, Individual". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 259.
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roland Matthes |
East German Sportsman of the Year 1974 |
Succeeded by Roland Matthes |