Hajo Schuhmacher

Hans-Joachim Schuhmacher was a member of the four-man bob West Germany I, which finished ninth at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. One year earlier this bob had won a silver medal at the World Championships. In 1981, Schuhmacher won his only West German national title in the two-man bob with Klaus Kopp. Like many other bobsleigh athletes, Schuhmacher started his career as a decathlete with a personal best of 6,413 points. By profession, he became a self-employed photo-designer, well-known in almost all German newspapers and sports magazines.