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Hans Leutenegger (born January 16, 1940, inBichelsee-Balterswil) is aSwissbobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the1972 Winter Olympics inSapporo.
Leutenegger was born 16 January 1940 in the hamletHöfli nearBichelsee, the oldest of eight siblings, to Alois and Margrith Leutenegger.[1] His parents were destitute and his father primarily worked as textile factory worker in the embroidery factory Traxler AG.[2]
Leutenegger also founded his ownconstruction firm inSwitzerland in 1965, Hans Leutenegger AG, a business that continues as of 2012[update]. The company has expanded into employment search and a temporary staffing for engineering positions. He also did some acting, working withKlaus Kinski in the 1985filmKommando Leopard (Commando Leopard).
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