Dietmar Schauerhammer (born 12 August 1955; Neustadt an der Orla

Neustadt an der Orla

Neustadt an der Orla is a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia. It is situated at the small river Orla, 17 km north of Schleiz, and 25 km southeast of Jena.-Setting:...

, Thuringia

Thuringia

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) is an East German two-time Winter Olympic

Winter Olympic Games

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 champion, pentathlete

Pentathlon

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, decathlete

Decathlon

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 and bob pusher for six-time World champion, two-time Olympic champion, four-time European champion, two-time German champion and five-time GDR champion Wolfgang Hoppe

Wolfgang Hoppe

Wolfgang Hoppe is an East German former decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s...

 who competed during the 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with two golds (Two-man: 1984

1984 Winter Olympics

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, Four-man: 1984) and one silver (Four-man: 1988

1988 Winter Olympics

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).

Schauerhammer also won five 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 two golds (Two-man: 1985

FIBT World Championships 1985

The FIBT World Championships 1985 took place in Cervinia, Italy for the third time, having hosted the event previously in 1971 and 1975. Except for competitions in St...

, 1986

FIBT World Championships 1986

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), one silver (Four-man: 1987

FIBT World Championships 1987

The FIBT World Championships 1987 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record fifteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, and 1982...

), and two bronzes (Two-man: 1983

FIBT World Championships 1983

The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, 1987).