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'Jan Behrendt' (born September 17, 1967 in Ilmenau) is a East German-German luger who competed from the mid 1980s to 1998. Together with Stefan Krausse he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with seven golds (Men's doubles: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995) and four silvers (Men's doubles: 1997, Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they won a total of five medals with three golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1998; Mixed team: 1998) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1990, 1992).
Behrendt and Krausse retired after the 1998 Olympics. The same year they were proclaimed honorary citizens of Ilmenau.

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★ DatabaseOlympics.com information on Krausse.

★ Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions luge and skelton.

★ Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.

★ List of European luge champions

★ Winter Olympic results - men's luge: 1964-2006