Dietmar Schauerhammer

{{Short description|East German bobsledder (born 1955)}}

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{{MedalGold|1984 Sarajevo|Two-man}}

{{MedalGold|1984 Sarajevo|Four-man}}

{{MedalSilver|1988 Calgary|Four-man}}

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{{MedalGold|1985 Cervinia|Two-man}}

{{MedalGold|1986 Königssee|Two-man}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 St. Moritz|Four-man}}

{{MedalBronze|1983 Lake Placid|Two-man}}

{{MedalBronze|1987 St. Moritz|Two-man}}

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Dietmar Schauerhammer (born 12 August 1955 in Neustadt an der Orla, Bezirk Gera) is an East German two-time Winter Olympic champion, pentathlete, decathlete and bob pusher for six-time World champion, two-time Olympic champion, four-time European champion, two-time German champion and five-time GDR champion Wolfgang Hoppe who competed during the 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with two golds (two-man: 1984, Four-man: 1984) and one silver (four-man: 1988).{{cite Sports-Reference}}

Schauerhammer also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (two-man: 1985, 1986), one silver (four-man: 1987), and two bronzes (two-man: 1983, 1987). In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship in gold (second class) for his sporting success.{{cite news |title=Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen |trans-title=Awarded high state awards |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19861015-0-6-65-0 |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=Neues Deutschland |volume=42 |issue=243 |date=15 October 1986 |page=6 |language=de |url-access=registration |archive-date=23 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052818/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19861015-0-6-65-0 |url-status=dead }}