Willi Danklmaier
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Willi Danklmaier was an Austria
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r who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's singles at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
(Silver: 1992
, Bronze: 1984
).
Danklmaier also won two medals at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
with a silver in singles in 1993
and a bronze in doubles in 1981
.
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 from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's singles 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...
(Silver: 1992
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992 took place in Bad Goisern, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina is the first person not from Austria or Italy to win a World Luge Natural Track Championship event.-Men's doubles:...
, Bronze: 1984
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1984
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1984 took place in Kreuth, West Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
).
Danklmaier also won two medals 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 singles in 1993
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1993
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1993 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
and a bronze in doubles in 1981
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1981
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1981 took place in Niedernsill, Austria. This was the second time the city has hosted the championships after having done so in 1974.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...
.