Hans Plenk was born in
Berchtesgaden on 21 February 1938. Plenk won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the
1964 Winter Olympics in
Innsbruck. Plenk won five medals at the
FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in the men's singles (gold:
1965, silver:
1961,
1963; bronze:
1960) and one in the men's doubles event (bronze: 1960). Hans Plenk died on 10 September 2023, at the age of 85. ==References==