Horst Floth

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHorst•Floth
Used nameHorst•Floth
Born24 July 1934 in Karlovy Vary, Karlovarský kraj (CZE)
Died5 October 2005 in Feldafing am Starnberger See, Bayern (GER)
Measurements178 cm / 85 kg
AffiliationsSC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)
NOC West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 2
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

At the Olympics 1968 in Grenoble Floth and his co-pilot Pepi Bader won the silver medal although they had the same time after four runs as the Italians Eugenio Monti and Luciano de Polis, but by the rules of the time, the time for the final decided, giving the gold medal to Monti and de Polis. Hanns Kilian was then FRG Chef de Mission and president of the Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD). As he did not protest the decision he was soundly attacked in the German press and, angered and disappointed, resigned his position with the BSD. In 1970 Bader became World Champion in the two-man bob with Bader. In both Olympic appearances Floth finished fifth with the four-man bob. In 2005 Floth died from cancer at the age of 71.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) FRG Horst Floth
Two, Men (Olympic) Pepi Bader 2 Silver
Four, Men (Olympic) West Germany 1 5
1972 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) FRG Horst Floth
Two, Men (Olympic) Pepi Bader 2 Silver
Four, Men (Olympic) West Germany 2 5

Special Notes