Josef Hilgartner
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Josef Hilgartner was an Austria
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r who competed in the early 1970s. A natural track luger, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
in Kapfenberg
, Austria
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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...
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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 early 1970s. A natural track luger, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1970
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1970 took place in Kapfenberg, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg is a city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Main employer in the city of Kapfenberg was and still is the steel manufacturer Böhler....
, Austria
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...
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