Gordon Sheer is an American

United States

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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 1989 to the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Nagano in 1998

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

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Sheer also won two silver medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning them in 1995

FIL World Luge Championships 1995

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

 and 1996

FIL World Luge Championships 1996

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

. He won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title in 1996-7.

Sheer retired in 2000 and is now marketing

Marketing

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 director for the United States Luge Association in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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