Horst Schönau (born 2 April 1949 in Waltershausen, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

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Quick Facts Men's bobsleigh, Representing East Germany ...

Horst Schönau

Schönau (seated in sled) in 1979.
Medal record Men's bobsleigh Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Four-man World Championships 1978 Lake Placid Four-man 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man 1982 St. Moritz Two-man

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Schönau also won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Four-man: 1978), a silver (Two-man: 1981), and a bronze (Two-man: 1982).

• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964^{[dead link]}
• Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930

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