David Moroder
Encyclopedia
David Moroder is a former Italian
luge
r who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in the men's doubles event (1961
) and a bronze in the men's singles event (1959
). He was born in Urtijëi
/St.Ulrich/Ortisei.
He was also an established woodcarver.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in the men's doubles event (1961
FIL World Luge Championships 1961
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
) and a bronze in the men's singles event (1959
FIL World Luge Championships 1959
The FIL World Luge Championships 1959 took place in Villard-de-Lans, France. The men's doubles event was cancelled to poor weather conditions. , it is the only time an event has been entirely cancelled in the history of the World Championships, European Championships, or Winter Olympics.-Men's...
). He was born in Urtijëi
Urtijëi
Urtijëi is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps...
/St.Ulrich/Ortisei.
He was also an established woodcarver.