
Regina König
    
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        Regina König is a West German
former luge
r who competed in the late 1970s. She is best known for being the first women's singles Luge World Cup overall champion in 1977-8.
West Germany
West Germany  is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG  in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
former 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 late 1970s. She is best known for being the first women's singles Luge World Cup overall champion in 1977-8.


