Thomas Schopf
Encyclopedia
Thomas Schopf is an Austria
n luge
r who has competed since the early 2000s. A natural track luger, he won two medals at the 2009 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
in Moos
, Italy
with a silver in mixed team and a bronze in the men's singles events.
Schopf also won a silver medal in the men's singles event at the 2006 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
in Umhausen
, 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...
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 has competed since the early 2000s. A natural track luger, he won two medals at the 2009 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 took place 12-15 February 2009 in Moos, Italy. This was the second time the city hosted the event having done so in 1980.-Event preparations:...
in Moos
Moos in Passeier
Moos in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley, in South Tyrol in the Northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
with a silver in mixed team and a bronze in the men's singles events.
Schopf also won a silver medal in the men's singles event at the 2006 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006 took place in Umhausen, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Umhausen
Umhausen
Umhausen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 17 km southeast of Imst at the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal.The municipality consists of six villages: Umhausen, Tumpen, Köfels, Farst, Niederthai, Östen....
, 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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