Reinhard Heß
Reinhard Heß (13 June 1945 – 24 December 2007) was a German ski jumping coach. He was the national team's coach from 1993 until 2003,[1] helping the sport in becoming popular in Germany.[2]
Heß was born in
world cup two times and Sven Hannawald, who won the Four Hills Tournament in 2002. With 21 medals won in world championships and Olympic Games combined, Heß was Germany's most successful ski jumping coach.[3] He died of pancreatic cancer in Bad Berka.[3][4]
References
- ^ Profile at eSkijumping.com (retrieved 12/28/07)
- ^ Official webpage of the German embassy in Washington, D.C. (retrieved 12/28/07)
- ^ a b Jentzsch, Uwe (2007-12-24). "Skisprung-Trainerlegende: Reinhard Heß gestorben" (in German). n-tv.
- ^ "Germany mourns former ski-jump coach Hess". Khaleej Times. 2007-12-26. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27.
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