Hans Hohenester

Hans Hohenester (20 March 1917 to 28 October 2001) was a West German bobsledder who raced for SC Riessersee of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, riding with Anderl Ostler, Heinz Wendlinger and Rudi Erben, and he took his only West German title in the four-man event in 1954. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo he finished eighth in the two-man event, again with Anderl Ostler. Born in Landshut, he later became an international referee, served on the jury at the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo, and from 1964 to 1980 was sports director of the West German Bobsleigh Association. He died in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the age of 84.