Bernd Oberhoffner
Encyclopedia
Bernd Oberhoffner was an East German luge
r who competed in the early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1981 FIL World Luge Championships
in Hammarstrand
, Sweden
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Oberhoffner also won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Championships
in Oberhof, East Germany
.
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 early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1981 FIL World Luge Championships
FIL World Luge Championships 1981
The FIL World Luge Championships 1981 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time. Hammarstrand had hosted the event previously in 1967 and 1975...
in Hammarstrand
Hammarstrand
Hammarstrand is a locality and the seat of Ragunda Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,061 inhabitants in 2005. The town is host to a bobsleigh and luge track...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Oberhoffner also won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Championships
FIL European Luge Championships 1979
The FIL European Luge Championships 1979 took place in Oberhof, East Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Oberhof, East Germany
Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
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