Ernst Haspinger was an Italian

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 during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles 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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Haspinger also won three bronze medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1980

FIL European Luge Championships 1980

The FIL European Luge Championships 1980 took place in Olang, Italy for the second time after previously hosting the event in 1975. It also marked the last time the championships would be hosted in consecutive years, a tradition started in 1970...

, 1982

FIL European Luge Championships 1982

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

, 1984

FIL European Luge Championships 1984

The FIL European Luge Championships 1984 took place in Olang, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1975 and 1980.-Men's singles:Haspinger earned his third straight bronze medal in this event at the championships.-Women's singles:...

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Haspinger competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the men's doubles event at Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

 in 1976

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

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He won the overall Luge World Cup title in men's singles three times (1979-80, 1980-1 (tied with fellow Italian Paul Hildgartner

Paul Hildgartner

Paul Hildgartner is an Italian of German descent former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts...

), 1981-2).