Arthur König (luge)
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, please see Arthur KönigArthur KönigArthur Peter König devoted his short life to physiological optics. Born with congenital kyphosis he studied in Bonn and Heidelberg, moving to Berlin in the fall of 1879 where he studied under Hermann von Helmholtz, whose assistant he became in 1882...
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Arthur König is an Italian
Italy
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luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed in the 1990s. A natural track luger, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1996 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1996
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1996 took place in Oberperfuss, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Oberperfuss
Oberperfuss
Oberperfuss is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land, Austria and is located approximately west of Innsbruck at the entrance of the Sellrain Valley. It was mentioned in documents around 1083 for the first time. It has 2805 inhabitants....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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König also won two consecutive silver medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation , have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships...
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FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995 took place in Kandalaksha, Russia.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina becomes the first non-Austrian or Italian to medal in this event at the championships and the first Russian to do so as well.-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, 1997
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina followed up her silver medal at the previous championships with a gold medal this time.-Men's doubles:...
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