Martin Meinberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMartin•Meinberg
Used nameMartin•Meinberg
Born14 January 1954 in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements192 cm / 98 kg
AffiliationsBSC Winterberg, Winterberg (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Former discus thrower, decathlete and sprinter Martin Meinberg took part in the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics as a bobsleigh athlete and finished 10th with the West German four-man bob of pilot Alois Schnorbus. He also won gold medals with the four-man bob at the 1977 Youth European Championships, and in 1978 with both the two- and four-man bobs. After his sports career he coached handball club FC Schalke 04. He was a lawyer specializing in tax and criminal law by profession.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) FRG Martin Meinberg
Four, Men (Olympic) West Germany 2 10