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Jakob Nirschl

German bobsledder

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Jakob Nirschl, sometimes shown as Jakob Nirschel (April 23, 1925 – June 11, 1997) was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. Nirschl also finished eighth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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*Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 *Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. *Biography of Jakob Nirschl

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