- Hansjörg Raffl
Hansjörg Raffl (born
January 29 ,1958 ) is an Italianluge r who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s. Competing in fiveWinter Olympics , he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.Raffl also won nine medals at the
FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1990, Mixed team: 1989), four silvers (1983, 1989, 1993; Mixed team: 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 1991, Mixed team: 1991, 1993).He also won seven medals in the
FIL European Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994), two silvers (Men's doubles: 1988, 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 1984, 1986; Mixed team: 1988).Raffll also won 26 World Cup races and eight World Cup overall men's doubles titles (1982-3, 1984-5, 1985-6, 1988-9, 1989-90, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1992-3). His best World Cup overall finish in the men's singles was second in 1978-9.
References
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1980w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1980 luge men's doubles results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1984w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1984 luge men's doubles results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1988w/Luge_Men_Singles.html 1988 luge men's singles results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1992w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1992 luge men's doubles results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1994w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1994 luge men's doubles results]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RAFFLHAN01 DatabaseOlympics.com information on Raffl]
* [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.]
* [http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-s.html List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.]
* [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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