Florian Prantl
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Florian Prantl was an Austria
n luge
r who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A natural track luger, he won two bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
(1979
, 1982
).
Prantl also won a gold medal in the men's double event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
in Aosta
, Italy
.
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...
n 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 late 1970s and early 1980s. A natural track luger, he won two bronze medals in the men's doubles event 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...
(1979
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1979
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, 1982
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1982
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1982 took place in Feld am See, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
).
Prantl also won a gold medal in the men's double event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1979
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Aosta
Aosta
Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes...
, Italy
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...
.