- Gerhard Plankensteiner
Gerhard Plankensteiner (born
April 8 ,1971 inSterzing-Vipiteno ) is an Italianluge r who has been competing since1986 . Together withOswald Haselrieder he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin .Plankensteiner also won six medals at the
FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 1989) and five bronzes (Men's doubles: 1996, Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997). At theFIL European Luge Championships , he won five medals with one silver (Men's doubles: 1996) and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2002, 2008 (tied withGermany ); Mixed team: 2000, 2008).Plankensteiner's best overall Luge World Cup finish was second in men's doubles in 1996-7.
References
* [http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100072 FIL-Luge profile]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.]
* [http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html List of European luge champions] de icon
* [http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-d.html List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.]
*Torino 2006 profile (deadlinked)
* [http://www.fuzilogik.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=279&Itemid=105 Winter Olympic results - men's luge: 1964-2006]
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