Winter and ice sports

Hans Peter Pohl

Hans-Peter Pohl (born 1965, Triberg) is a retired German nordic combined skier, 1988 Calgary Olympic team gold medalist, 1987 world team champion, 1993 world team bronze medalist, and later a TV commentator.

Hans Petter Buraas

Hans Petter Buraas (Burre), born 1975 in Bærum, Norwegian alpine skier who won surprise slalom gold at Nagano 1998 in 1:49.31; one World Cup win (Sestriere 2000), ten podiums, retired 2007 after neck injury.

Hans Rinn

Hans Rinn (born 1953, Langewiesen) is an East German former luger, two-time Olympic doubles champion with Norbert Hahn (1976, 1980), 1976 singles bronze, four-time world and seven-time European champion, FIL Hall of Fame 2005.

Hans Stanggassinger

Hans Stanggassinger (born 1960, Berchtesgaden) is a German former luger for West Germany; with Franz Wembacher he won men's doubles gold at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, plus World and European medals, and later worked as a park ranger.

Hans van Helden

Hans van Helden (born 1948, Almkerk) is a Dutch-born speed skater who won three bronze medals at Innsbruck 1976, set 1500 m and 5000 m world records, then skated for France at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

Hansjorg Jakle

Hansjörg Jäkle (Hansjorg Jakle), German ski jumper born 1971 in Schonach, 1994 Lillehammer Olympic team gold and 1998 Nagano team silver, World Championship team medals 1995 and 1997, retired 2002.

Harald Czudaj

Harald Czudaj (born 1963, Wermsdorf) is a German bobsleigh pilot, 1994 Lillehammer Olympic four-man gold medalist with Brannasch, Hampel, and Szelig; also 1990 world silver medalist and 1992, 1998 European champion.

Harald Grønningen

Harald Grønningen (1934–2016), nicknamed "Elgen", Norwegian cross-country skier from Lensvik; 1968 Olympic 15 km and relay champion, three Olympic silvers, nine Norwegian titles, Holmenkollen medal 1961.

Harald Strøm

Harald Strøm (1897–1977), Norwegian speed skater and footballer from Horten; World Allround Champion 1922, European Champion 1923, 5,000 m world record holder 1922–1929, and 1924 Chamonix Norwegian flagbearer.

Harald Winkler

Harald Winkler (born 1962, Graz) is an Austrian bobsledder, not the show jumper Hans Günter Winkler; he won four-man gold at Albertville 1992 with pilot Ingo Appelt, and took world silver 1993 and bronze 1990.

Hasse Borjes

Hasse Börjes (born 1948, Rättvik) is a Swedish speed skater, IFK Rättvik, who won 500 m silver at Sapporo 1972 in 39.69, set four 500 m world records (first under 39 seconds), and later won pro world and European sprint titles.

Havard Bøkko

Håvard Bøkko, born 1987 in Hønefoss, is a Norwegian speed skater who won Olympic team pursuit gold at Pyeongchang 2018 and 1,500 m bronze in Vancouver 2010.

Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen

Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen (born 1992, Bergen) is a Norwegian sprint speed skater for Fana IL; 2018 Olympic 500 m gold in 34.41 and 1000 m silver, 2022 1000 m bronze, world sprint champion 2018.

Havard Klemetsen

Håvard Klemetsen, born 1979 in Kautokeino, is a Norwegian former nordic combined athlete (2003–2017), Sochi 2014 Olympic team gold medalist, 2005 world team champion, and first Sami Norwegian champion.

Hayes Jenkins

Hayes Alan Jenkins (born 1933, Akron, Ohio), American figure skater, 1956 Olympic men's singles champion and four-time World champion (1953-56); brother of David Jenkins, husband of Carol Heiss.

Head (company)

Head, also known as Head Sport GmbH, is a sports equipment and apparel group founded by Howard Head in 1950, known for the metal ski and oversized tennis racket.

Head Standard

Head Standard: aluminum-and-plywood sandwich ski created by Howard Head in 1949, sold by HEAD Ski Company from 1950; the most commercially successful early metal ski, with Bostik adhesive and integral steel edge, displacing half of wooden skis by 1960.

Heather Moyse

Heather Moyse, Canadian multi-sport athlete from Summerside, PEI; two-time Olympic gold medalist in two-woman bobsleigh (Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014) with Kaillie Humphries; also rugby World Cup player and World Rugby Hall of Famer.

Heather Richardson Bergsma

Heather Richardson Bergsma, also Heather Richardson, American long track speed skater born 1989 in High Point, North Carolina; three-time Olympian, 2018 team pursuit bronze, first skater to hold world titles at 500m, 1000m and 1500m.

Hedy Schlunegger

Hedy Schlunegger (Hedy Schlunegger-Kaufmann, 1923–2003), Swiss alpine skier of Skiclub Wengen; won the first Olympic women's downhill, St. Moritz 1948, in 2:28.3, and seven Swiss national titles.

Heidi Biebl

Heidi Biebl (Heidi Biebl-Schmid-Prelevic), West German alpine skier; 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic downhill gold medalist at age 19, first German Olympic downhill champion; fourth twice at Innsbruck 1964; retired 1966 after DSV dispute; died 2022.

Heidi Weng

Heidi Weng (born 1991, Enebakk) is a Norwegian cross-country skier for IL i BUL, Oslo; Olympic relay champion 2026, two-time World Cup and Tour de Ski overall winner (2016/17, 2017/18), five world titles.

Heini Hemmi

Heini Hemmi (born 1949, Churwalden) is a Swiss alpine skier, 1976 Innsbruck Olympic giant slalom champion ahead of Ernst Good and Ingemar Stenmark, 1977 giant slalom World Cup winner, retired 1979.

Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze

Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze, ski flying hill in the Stillachtal near Oberstdorf, Bavaria; HS 235, K-point 200 m, hill record 242.5 m by Domen Prevc (2022); built 1950, one of four FIS-certified ski flying hills.

Heinrich Burger

Heinrich Burger (1881–1942), German figure skater from Munich; with Annie Hübler won the first Olympic pairs title (London 1908) and first pairs World Championship (1908, 1910); also world singles silver medalist and lawyer.

Heiri Angst

Heiri Angst (Heinrich Angst, 1915–1989), Swiss bobsledder of the Zürcher Bob Club; four-man Olympic gold at Cortina 1956 with Kapus, Diener, and Alt, plus seven World Championship medals 1949–1955; brother of Olympians Max and Willy Angst.

Helena Kivioja Takalo

Helena Kivioja Takalo (Anni Helena Kivioja-Takalo), Finnish cross-country skier born 1947 in Nivala; 1976 Olympic 5 km gold champion, five Olympic and ten World Championship medals, Holmenkollen Medal 1977.

Helene Engelmann

Helene Engelmann (Jaroschka), Austrian pair skater (1898–1985); 1924 Chamonix Olympic gold with Alfred Berger; three-time World pairs champion (1913 Mejstrik, 1922, 1924 Berger); youngest pairs world champion at 15.

Helene Marie Fossesholm

Helene Marie Fossesholm (born 2001) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier, 2021 world relay champion and two-time World Cup runner-up who retired in October 2025 to study medicine.