Wendel Suckow

Wendel Suckow (born April 11, 1967 in Marquette, Michigan) is an American luger who competed during the 1990s. He is best known for the being the first (and as of 2007, only) American to ever win a gold medal in luge either at the Winter Olympics or the World Championships when he was the surprise winner of the 1993 championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Competing in three Winter Olympics, Suckow's best finish was fifth in the men's singles at Lillehammer in 1994.

Suckow retired from luge after the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and went to work for Team Worldwide, a logistics firm, as an account manager in Memphis, Tennessee. He later worked as an account manager for The Terminal Corporation, a logisitics firm located in Baltimore, Maryland, but is no longer in that position as of 2008.

References

* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1992w/Luge_Men_Singles.html 1992 luge men's singles results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1994w/Luge_Men_Singles.html 1994 luge men's singles results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1998w/Luge_Men_Singles.html 1998 luge men's singles results]
* [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1967/april_11_1967_132901.html Brainyhistory.com information on Suckow] .
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.]