Manfred Gräber is an Italian

Italy

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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 during the late 1980s and 1990s. A natural track luger, he won two 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...

 with a gold in 1994

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994 took place in Gsies, Italy. This was the second time the city had hosted the event having done so in 1990.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 and a silver in 1998

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998 took place in Rautavaara, Finland. It marked the first time the championships were held outside of the traditional locations of Austria, Germany, or Italy.-Men's singles:...

.

Gräber found better success at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation , have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships...

 where he won five medals. This included four medals in singles (gold: 1987

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1987

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1987 took place in Jesenice, Yugoslavia.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1995

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995 took place in Kandalaksha, Russia.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina becomes the first non-Austrian or Italian to medal in this event at the championships and the first Russian to do so as well.-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

; silver: 1997

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina followed up her silver medal at the previous championships with a gold medal this time.-Men's doubles:...

, bronze: 1989

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

) and one in doubles (silver: 1989).