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FIL European Luge Championships 1979
The FIL European Luge Championships 1979 took place in Oberhof, East Germany. Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles European champions Sports123.com. Sports123.com. Sports123.com. {{Luge European Championships FIL European Luge Championships Sport in Oberhof, Germany 1979 in luge Luge in Germany 1979 in German sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. Located in the Thuringian Forest mountain range, it is a winter sports center and health resort. With 1,625 inhabitants (December 2016), it is visited by 144,000 tourists every year (2016). The town obtained its official city status in 1985. History Oberhof was first mentioned in a document in 1470. The village in the Black Forest department belonged to various Ernestine duchies, most recently to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1918. In 1830, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha had a hunting lodge built. In 1861 the first vacation guests came to the village. With the completion of the Brandleite Tunnel of the Neudietendorf-Ritschenhausen railway, Oberhof received a railroad connection in 1884, which enabled the expansion of tourism. After the founding of the Oberhof Winter Sports Association, on the initiative of the Oberhof physician Kurt Weidhaas, in February 1904, the town deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Rinn
Hans Rinn (born 19 March 1953 in Langewiesen, Bezirk Suhl) is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, including two gold (doubles: 1976, 1980) and one bronze (singles: 1976). Rinn also won eight medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (singles: 1973, 1977, doubles: 1975, 1977), three silvers (singles: 1974, doubles: 1973, 1979), and one bronze (1978). At the FIL European Luge Championships, Rinn won 13 medals. This included seven golds (Men's singles: 1973, 1974, 1979; Men's doubles: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980), six silvers (Men's singles: 1977, 1978; Men's doubles: 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1975). Rinn was inducted into the International Luge Federation Hall of Fame in 2005 along with Josef Feistmantl Josef Feistmantl (23 February 1939 – 10 March 2019) was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. He c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detlef Günther
Detlef is a given name of German origin. It is also spelled Detlev. People with this name Notable people with this name include: *Detlef Bothe (born 1957), East German sprint canoeist *Detlef Bothe (born 1965), German actor *Detlef Bruckhoff (born 1958), retired German footballer *Detlef Enge (born 1952), former East German football player *Detlef Gerstenberg (1957–1993), East German hammer thrower *Detlef Gromoll (1938–2008), German mathematician *Detlef Grumbach (born 1955), German author and journalist *Detlef Hofmann (born 1963), German sprint canoeist *Detlef Kästner (born 1958), East German boxer * Detlef Kübeck (born 1956), retired East German sprinter *Detlef Kirchhoff (born 1967), German rower *Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist *Detlef Laugwitz (1932–2000), German mathematician *Detlef Lewe (1939–2008), West German sprint canoeist *Detlef Lienau (1818–1887), German architect born in Denmark *Detlef Lohse (born 1963), German fluid mechanics researcher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Glass
Bernhard Glass (born 6 November 1957) is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Glass also won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Championships in Oberhof, East Germany. After his retirement from luge as an athlete, Glass became a luge coach. Among his famous pupils in luge were Silke Kraushaar, Tatjana Hüfner, and David Möller while others who started in luge, but later went to bobsleigh included André Lange and Sandra Kiriasis Sandra Kiriasis ( Prokoff; born 4 January 1975 in Dresden) is a German former bobsledder who has competed from 2000 to 2014. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzn .... In July 2010, Glass became a coach of the Canadian Luge Association. References Canadian Luge Association Bolsters Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitta Sollmann
Melitta Sollmann (born 20 August 1958 in Gotha, Thuringia) is an East German luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Sollmann also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1981) and one silver (1983). She also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1980) and one bronze (1982). Sollmann's best overall Luge World Cup The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is ... finish was third in 1982-3. ReferencesFuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Brand
Ilona Brand (born 17 April 1958) is an East German luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in 1979 and a bronze in 1980. Brand also finished fifth in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ... in Lake Placid. References External linksList of European luge champions *Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896–1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577. 1958 births Living people German female lugers Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers of East Germany {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Schumann
Margit Schumann (14 September 1952 – 11 April 2017) was an East Germany, East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976 and a bronze in 1972 Winter Olympics, 1972. Schumann also won four consecutive gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships (FIL World Luge Championships 1973, 1973–FIL World Luge Championships 1975, 75, FIL World Luge Championships 1977, 1977). Her number of championships would not be matched until Sylke Otto (also Germany, German) won it in FIL World Luge Championships 2000, 2000, FIL World Luge Championships 2001, 2001, FIL World Luge Championships 2003, 2003, and FIL World Luge Championships 2005, 2005. At the FIL European Luge Championships, Schumann won five medals with three golds (FIL European Luge Championships 1973, 1973–FIL European Luge Championships 1975, 1975), one silver (FIL European Luge Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Oberhoffner
Bernd Oberhoffner was an East German luger who competed in the early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1981 FIL World Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on .... Oberhoffner also won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Championships in Oberhof, East Germany. Oberhoffner also worked as a stuntman for winter sports, working on many films, including the ski sequences in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. References German male lugers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German people East German male lugers {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg-Dieter Ludwig
Jörg-Dieter Ludwig was an East German luger who competed in the early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1981 FIL World Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden. Ludwig also won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1979 and a silver in 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in .... References German male lugers Possibly living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Hahn
Norbert Hahn (born 6 January 1954 in Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt) is an East German former luger who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in the men's doubles event (1976, 1980). Hahn also won five medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (1975, 1977), two silvers (1973, 1979), and one bronze (1978). He also won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with four golds (1973, 1975, 1978, 1980) and three silvers (1974, 1977, 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...). References * * * * 1954 births German male lugers Living people Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Brunner (luge)
Karl Brunner (born 19 May 1951 in Olang) was an Italian luger who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Brunner also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two medals in men's singles (gold: 1971, silver: 1979) and one in men's doubles (silver: 1977). He also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold (Men's singles: 1980) and two bronzes (Men's singles: 1977, Men's doubles: 1979). Brunner also won the overall Luge World Cup The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is ... men's doubles title three times (1977-8, 1978-9, 1982-3) and had his best overall men's single World Cup finish of second in 1979-80. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gschnitzer
Peter Gschnitzer (born 10 July 1953 in Sterzing) was an Italian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Gschnitzer also won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1977 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria. He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Championships in Oberhof, East Germany. Gschnitzer also won the overall Luge World Cup The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is ... title in men's doubles in the first two seasons of the World Cup's existence (1977-8, 1978-9). References External links * * * * * * 1953 births Italian male lugers Living people Lugers at the 1976 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
