Jochen Pietzsch (born 1 December 1963 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is an East German luger who competed during the mid-1980s. Together with Jörg Hoffmann, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.

Pietzsch also found great success at the FIL World Luge Championships with a total of six medals, including four gold (Men's doubles: 1983, 1985, 1987; Mixed team: 1990) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1989, 1990). He also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (Men's doubles and mixed team: both 1990) and one silver (Men's doubles: 1986).

Pietzsch won the overall Luge World Cup *le in men's doubles in 1983-84. He married cross-country skier Kerstin Mohring.

References

• DatabaseOlympics.com information on Pietszch. at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007)
• Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2010)
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 June 2007)
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at archive.today (archived 4 December 2012)
• List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 February 2008)

External links

Media related to Jochen Pietzsch at Wikimedia Commons