Hans Plenk

Hans Plenk

Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
	1964 Innsbruck	Singles
Representing West Germany
World Championships
	1965 Davos	Singles
	1961 Girenbad	Singles
	1963 Imst	Singles
	1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Singles
	1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Doubles

Hans Plenk (21 February 1938 – 10 September 2023) was a West German luger who competed during the 1960s.

Biography

Hans Plenk was born in Berchtesgaden on 21 February 1938.

Plenk won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Plenk won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in the men's singles (gold: 1965, silver: 1961, 1963; bronze: 1960) and one in the men's doubles event (bronze: 1960).

Hans Plenk died on 10 September 2023, at the age of 85.

Sources

• Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2010)
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 23 February 2002)
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at archive.today (archived 4 December 2012)