Jan Behrendt

Jan Behrendt

Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing  East Germany
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville Men's doubles
1998 Nagano Men's doubles
1988 Calgary Men's doubles
1994 Lillehammer Men's doubles
World Championships
1989 Winterberg Men's doubles
1991 Winterberg Men's doubles
1991 Winterberg Mixed team
1993 Calgary Men's doubles
1993 Calgary Mixed team
1995 Lillehammer Men's doubles
1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
1989 Winterberg Mixed team
1996 Altenberg Mixed team
1997 Igls Men's doubles
1997 Igls Mixed team
World Cup Championships
1993–94 Men's doubles
1994–95 Men's doubles
1995–96 Men's doubles
1988–89 Men's doubles
1990–91 Men's doubles
1991–92 Men's doubles
1992–93 Men's doubles
European Championships
1996 Sigulda Men's doubles
1996 Sigulda Mixed team
1998 Oberhof Men's doubles
1998 Oberhof Mixed team
1990 Igls Men's doubles
1992 Winterberg Men's doubles

Jan Behrendt (born 29 November 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Stefan Krauße he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.

In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with seven golds (Men's doubles: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995) and four silvers (Men's doubles: 1997, Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they won a total of six medals with four golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1998; Mixed team: 1996, 1998) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1990, 1992).[1]

They won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96).

Behrendt and Krausse retired after the 1998 Olympics. The same year they were proclaimed honorary citizens of Ilmenau.

References

  1. ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.