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FIL World Luge Championships 1962
The FIL World Luge Championships 1962 took place in Krynica, Poland. This was the city's second time hosting the event, doing so previously in 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles World Champions {{Luge World Championships FIL World Luge Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój (until 31 December 2001 Krynica, rue, Крениця, uk, Криниця) is a town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ... in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is inhabited by over eleven thousand people. It is the biggest spa town in Poland often called the ''Pearl of Polish Spas''; and a popular tourist and ski resort, winter sports destination situated in the heart of the Beskids mountain range. History and economy Krynica was first recorded in official documents in 1547 and became a town in 1889. Due to its convenient location, infrastructure and rail connections with major cities in Europe, Krynica-Zdrój (Zdrój means mineral spring in Polish) was the location of winter sports tournaments during the Polish Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianpaolo Ambrosi
Giampaolo Ambrosi (born 28 July 1940 in Pergine Valsugana) was an Italian luger who competed during the early 1960s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships 1962, 1962 FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica-Zdrój, Krynica, Poland. Ambrosi also finished tied for fifth in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. References Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. * Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's Two-seater". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896–1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 576. * * 1940 births Italian male lugers Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic lugers of Italy Sportspeople from Trentino {{Italy-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 In Luge
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIL World Luge Championships
The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships for all natural track events that have taken place since 1979. Host cities *1955: Oslo, Norway *1956: Event cancelled *1957: Davos, Switzerland * 1958: Krynica, Poland *1959: Villard-de-Lans, France *1960: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany *1961: Girenbad, Switzerland * 1962: Krynica, Poland *1963: Imst, Austria *1965: Davos, Switzerland *1966: Friedrichroda, East Germany (cancelled) * 1967: Hammarstrand, Sweden * 1969: Königssee, West Germany *1970: Königssee, West Germany *1971: Olang, Italy * 1973: Oberhof, East Germany *1974: Königssee, West Germany *1975: Hammarstrand, Sweden * 1977: Innsbruck, Austria *1978: Imst, Austria * 1979: Königssee, West Germany *1981: Hammarstrand, Sweden * 1983: Lake Placid, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Škrabálek
Petr Škrabálek was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed during the early 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ....Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. References Czechoslovak male lugers Livin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Novotný
Manfred Novotný was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed during the early 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... References External linksHickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. Czechoslovak male lugers Possibly living people Year of birth missing {{Slovakia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Leo
Max Leo (1941 — July 20, 2012) was a West German luger who competed during the early 1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica, Poland. He had been married to former Burgl Färbinger
Burgl Färbinger (born 10 October 1945) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics. She was born in Oberau, Bavaria, Germany. She h ...
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Fritz Nachmann
Fritz Nachmann (born 16 August 1929) is a West German former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He was born in Kreuth. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Nachmann also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in men's doubles (gold: FIL World Luge Championships 1957, FIL World Luge Championships 1958; silver: FIL World Luge Championships 1962, bronze: FIL World Luge Championships 1955) and one medal in men's singles (gold: FIL World Luge Championships 1963). He also won a silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O .... References * * * * * 1929 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Graber
Giovanni Graber (born 26 March 1939 in Valdaora) is an Italian former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He won a medal in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1962. Graber competed in two Winter Olympics in the men's doubles event, finishing tied for fifth in 1964 and eighth in 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar .... References *Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's Two-seater". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 576. Italian male lugers Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Living people 1939 births Olympic lugers for Italy People from Olang Italian lugers Sportspeople from South Tyrol {{Italy-luge-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Nycz
Danuta Nycz is a Polish luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... ReferencesHickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerda Rieser-Cegnar
Gerda Rieser-Cegnar (sometimes listed as Gerda Cegner-Reiser) is an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica, Poland. Rieser-Cegnar also won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous .... ReferencesHickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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