Josef Isser
Encyclopedia
Josef "Pepi" Isser is an Austria
n luge
r who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals at the inaugural event at the FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo
in 1955
with a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles events. His silver in the men's doubles was with his sister Maria
marked the only time a woman ever won a medal in a men's event at a World Championships, Winter Olympics, or European Championships until the debut of a mixed team event at both the European and World Championships in the late 1980s.
Isser also won four medals at the European luge championships with two golds (Men's singles: 1956
, Men's doubles: 1954
), one silver (Men's doubles: 1951
), and one bronze (Men's bronze: 1952
).
In bobsleigh
, Isser won three medals at the FIBT World Championships
with one silver (Two-man: 1955
) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1958
, Four-man: 1962
).
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 1950s. He won two medals at the inaugural event at the FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in 1955
FIL World Luge Championships 1955
The FIL World Luge Championships 1955 took place in Oslo, Norway under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge"...
with a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles events. His silver in the men's doubles was with his sister Maria
Maria Isser
Maria Isser was an Austrian luger who competed during the early 1950s and early 1960s. She won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds and three silvers...
marked the only time a woman ever won a medal in a men's event at a World Championships, Winter Olympics, or European Championships until the debut of a mixed team event at both the European and World Championships in the late 1980s.
Isser also won four medals at the European luge championships with two golds (Men's singles: 1956
FIL European Luge Championships 1956
The FIL European Luge Championships 1956 took place in Imst, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge"...
, Men's doubles: 1954
FIL European Luge Championships 1954
The FIL European Luge Championships 1954 took place in Davos, Switzerland under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957...
), one silver (Men's doubles: 1951
FIL European Luge Championships 1951
The FIL European Luge Championships 1951 took place in Igls, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957...
), and one bronze (Men's bronze: 1952
FIL European Luge Championships 1952
The FIL European Luge Championships 1952 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957...
).
In bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
, Isser won three medals at the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
with one silver (Two-man: 1955
FIBT World Championships 1955
The FIBT World Championships 1955 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record seventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , and 1947....
) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1958
FIBT World Championships 1958
The FIBT World Championships 1958 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the fourth time. The West German city had hosted the event previously in 1934 , 1938 , and 1953.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...
, Four-man: 1962
FIBT World Championships 1962
The FIBT World Championships 1962 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1934 , 1938 , 1953, and 1958.-Two man bobsleigh:...
).