Damiano Lugon was 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 from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. A natural track luger, he won one gold medal and three silver medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1979. These championships are shown for natural tracks...

 (Doubles: 1979

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1979

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, Singles: 1979, 1980

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1980

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1980 took place in Passeier, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, and 1986

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1986

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1986 took place in Fénis-Aosta, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

).

Lugon also earned six medals in 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...

 with two gold (Singles: 1979

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1979

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1989

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

), three silvers (Singles: 1981

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1981

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1981 took place in Niedernsill, Austria. This was the second time the city has hosted the championships after having done so in 1974.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...

, 1985

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This was the first time the championships did not take place either in Austria or in Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...

; Doubles: 1979), and one bronze (Singles: 1977

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1977

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1977 took place in Siusi allo Sciliar, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Mitterstieler becomes the first non-Austrian to win this event at the natural track European championships.-Men's doubles:...

).