Gerhard Pilz

	Gerhard Pilz Gerhard Pilz (born August 17, 1965) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1985 to 2007. A natural track luger, he won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with five gold (Singles: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996), four silver (Singles: 2000, 2003, 2007. Mixed team: 2003), and one bronze (Singles: 2001). Pilz found less success at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in the men's singles event, winning only four medals (gold: 2002, 2004; silver: 1989, bronze: 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...). Pilz retired at the end of the 2006-07 season. ReferencesFIL-Luge profilePilz announces retirement External links * 1965 births Living people Austrian male lugers {{Austria-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for singles and for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport. Lugers can reach speeds of 140 km/h (87 mph). Austrian Manuel Pfister reached a top speed of 154 km/h (96 mph) on a track in Whistler, Canada, prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lugers compete against a timer in one of the most precisely timed sports in the world—to one thousandth of a second on artificial tracks. The first recorded use of the term "luge" dates to 1905 and derives from the Savoy/Swiss dialect of the French word ''luge'', meaning "small coasting sled". History The very practical use of sleds is ancient and widespread. The first recorded sled races took place in Norway sometime during the 15th century. The sport of luge, like th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001 The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria. This marked the first time the championships were held in consecutive years since the first two championships were held in 1979 and 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – .... The mixed team event was added to these championships. Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Mixed team Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track World Champions [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1965 Births Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... Men's singles Women's singles Panyutina followed up her silver medal at the previous championships with a gold medal this time. Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track European champions {{Natural Track Luge European Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 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 .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track European champions {{Natural Track Luge European Championships FIL European Luge Natural Track Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 took place in Hüttau, 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 .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track European champions {{Natural Track Luge European Championships FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 took place in Frantschach, 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 .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track European champions {{Natural Track Luge European Championships FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL), have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships. For information on luge championships in Europe that have been contested since 1914, please see FIL European Luge Championships. Host cities 1970: Kapfenberg, Austria 1971: Vandans, Austria 1973: Taisten, Italy 1974: Niedernsill, Austria 1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...: Feld am See, Austria FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1977, 1977: Seis am Schlern, Italy FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1978, 1978: Aurach bei Kitzbühel, Aurach, Austria FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1979, 1979: Aosta, Italy FIL European Luge Natural Track Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007 The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007 took place in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. It was the first time that the championships were held outside Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Mixed team , Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track World Champions {{Natural Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost biennial basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1979. These championships are shown for natural tracks. See FIL World Luge Championships for all artificial track events that have taken place since 1955. Host cities * 1979: Inzing, Austria * 1980: Moos in Passeier, Italy * 1982: Feld am See, Austria * 1984: Kreuth, West Germany * 1986: Fénis-Aosta, Italy * 1988: Montreux, Switzerland (cancelled) * 1990: Gsies, Italy * 1992: Bad Goisern, Austria * 1994: Gsies, Italy * 1996: Oberperfuss, Austria * 1998: Rautavaara, Finland * 2000: Olang, Italy * 2001: Stein an der Enns, Austria * 2003: Železniki, Slovenia * 2005: Latsch, Italy * 2007: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada * 2009: Moos in Passeier, Italy * 2011: Umhausen, Austria * 2013: Deutschnofen, Italy * 2015: Sankt Sebastian, Styria, Austria * 2017 : Vatra Dornei, Romania * 2019: Latzfons, Italy * 2021: U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2003 The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2003 took place in Železniki, Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles natural track World Champions {{Natural Track Luge World Championships FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]