Reinhard Beer (born October 2, 1969) is an 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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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 has competed since 1990. A natural track luger, he won five medals 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 two gold (Men's doubles: 1996

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1996

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1996 took place in Oberperfuss, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, Mixed team: 2005

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2005

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Mixed team:-Medal table:-References:****...

), one silver (2000

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000 took place in Olang-Valdaora, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

), and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 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:...

, Mixed team: 2007

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007 took place in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. It is the first time that the championships were held outside of Europe.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Mixed team:-Medal table:...

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Beer also won two medals in the men's doubles event 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...

 with a silver in 2002

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 took place in Frantschach, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 and a bronze in 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:...

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