Horst "Langer" Hörnlein
Born: 31.05.1945
Horst Hörnlein
CURRENT
The 1973 World Championships in Oberhof were my last race.1973 - 1990 GDR bobsleigh federation coach1990 - 2002 Team manager and head coach in the British Bobsleigh Federation2002 - 2011 Development Coordinator of the FIBT
Now I am a pensioner.
Greatest successes
1965 World Championship bronze in doubles with Rolf Fuchs, Davos
1969 World Championship silver in doubles with Reinhard Bredow, Königssee
1970 World Championship bronze in doubles with Reinhard Bredow, Königssee
1970 European Championship gold in doubles with Reinhard Bredow, Hammarstrand
1971 World Championship bronze in doubles with Reinhard Bredow, Olang
1971 European Championship gold in the individual, Imst
1972 European Championship gold in doubles with Reinhard Bredow, Königssee
1972 Olympic gold in doubles with R. Bredow, Sapporo
1973 World Championship gold in doubles with Reinhard Bredow, Oberhof
Motto
Fight with passion, win with pride, lose with respect but never give up!
Your Oberhof
I have been in Oberhof since 1965 and am very connected to the town, its sports facilities and the beautiful nature through my work in luge and bobsleigh.
What was your sporting career like?
1962/1964 German Jun. Champion1969/1971/1972 GDR Champion
1965 WORLD CUP 3.
1968 OWS 5th doubles, 7th singles
1969 WORLD CUP 2.
1970 World Cup 3rd, European Champion
1971 World Cup 3rd, European Champion
1972 Olympic Champion, European Champion
1973 World Champion
12 x participation in Olympic Games - 2x athlete / 10x coach
Who are your role models?
My former coach Gottfried Legler.
What was the most emotional moment of your sporting career?
As an athlete - The 1972 Olympic victory in Sapporo.
As a coach - Meinhard Nehmer winning both gold medals in 1976 and Sean Olsson winning an Olympic bronze medal for GBR in Nagano 1998.
What was the biggest sporting disappointment for you?
My unjust disqualification from the 1967 World Championships in Hammarstrand.
What are your goals for the future?
To stay healthy and enjoy a few more years with my family and grandchildren.
... because it has become my home town and centre of life and I feel very comfortable here.
