Ludwig Gassner
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Ludwig Gassner is an Austria
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r who competed in the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships
in Weissenbach
, 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 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships
FIL European Luge Championships 1962
The FIL European Luge Championships 1962 took place in Weissenbach, Austria. It marked the first time event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation which was formed in 1957...
in Weissenbach
Weissenbach
-Places:*municipalities in Austria:**Weißenbach am Lech, in Tyrol**Weißenbach an der Enns, in Styria**Weißenbach bei Liezen, in Styria**Gniebing-Weißenbach, in Styria**Weißenbach an der Triesting, in Lower Austria* Weißenbach, a village in northern Italy...
, 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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