Horst Schönau

{{short description|East German bobsledder}}

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{{MedalBronze|1980 Lake Placid|Four-man}}

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{{MedalGold|1978 Lake Placid|Four-man}}

{{MedalSilver|1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Two-man}}

{{MedalBronze|1982 St. Moritz|Two-man}}

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Horst Schönau (born 2 April 1949 in Waltershausen, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Schönau also won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Four-man: 1978), a silver (Two-man: 1981), and a bronze (Two-man: 1982).

Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S1238-0035, Horst Schönau, Harald Seifert.jpg in 1977.]]