Hans Hiltebrand (born 18 January 1945) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man: 1977, Four-man: 1987) and three silvers (Two-man: 1982, 1987; Four-man: 1981.
Competing in three Winter Olympics, Hiltebrand earned his best finish of fourth in the two-man event at Lake Placid in 1980.
Following his retirement, he coached Canada's bobsleigh from 1989 to the 1998 Winter Olympics. Afterwards he became a well known bobsleigh designer.
Hiltebrand is still active in his bobsleigh club in Zurich as of 2007.
References
External links 1984 bobsleigh two-man results 1988 bobsleigh two-man results 1988 bobsleigh four-man results Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 Canoe.ca article featuring Hiltebrand for the 1998 Winter Olympics History of bobsleigh in Canada featuring Hiltebrand Schindler Metal Works of Houston, TX on president's work with Hiltebrand's bobsleighs Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 559, 562.