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Luge At The 1968 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Villard-de-Lans. The competition took place between 11 and 18 February 1968. Medal summary Medal table East Germany led the medal table with three medals, one of each type. This was the first separate Games for East and West Germany, and thus each country's first luge medals. Events Participating NOCs Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Grenoble Games. Spain, France, Sweden and East and West Germany made their Olympic luge debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes References {{Luge at the Winter Olympics 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 ... 1968 Winter Olympics events 1968 in luge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villard-de-Lans
Villard-de-Lans (; oc, Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous canton until the 2015 French departmental elections, departmental elections of 2015. After the elections, Villard-de-Lans and the communes of its former canton were all incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The town remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif (CCMV). The town is a centre for skiing in winter, as well as hiking and hot air ballooning during the other seasons. It is also the town with the largest amount of available lodging in the entire Vercors Regional Natural Park. Population History Starting in 1906, the town of Villard-de-Lans was recognized as a ski resort. More facilities were built during the 1920s that allowed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Lechner
Erika Lechner (sometimes listed as Erica Lechner, born 28 May 1947 in Bolzano) is an Italian luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished third in the women's singles event behind Ortrun Enderlein and Anna-Maria Müller (both from East Germany), but was awarded the gold medal upon the disqualifications of Enderlein, Müller, and Angela Knösel (who finished fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated. Biography Lechner also won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1971 FIL World Luge Championships in Olang, Italy. She also won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships in Imst, 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The Winter Olympics
Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed. The winner normally completes the route with the fastest overall time. It was first contested at the 1964 Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. Doubles is technically considered an open event since 1994, but only men have competed in it. German lugers (competing under the IOC country codes of EUA, GDR, FRG and GER at different times since 1964) have dominated the competition, winning 87 medals of 153 possible. Events Medal leaders Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three medals in total are listed below. Medal table Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics): ''Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.'' ''Note: two gold medals handed in the 1972 double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 1968 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Villard-de-Lans. The competition took place between 11 and 18 February 1968. Medal summary Medal table East Germany led the medal table with three medals, one of each type. This was the first separate Games for East and West Germany, and thus each country's first luge medals. Events Participating NOCs Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Grenoble Games. Spain, France, Sweden and East and West Germany made their Olympic luge debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes References {{Luge at the Winter Olympics 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 ... 1968 Winter Olympics events 1968 in luge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Wolfgang Winkler
Wolfgang Winkler (27 October 1940 – 11 May 2001) was a West German luger who competed in the late 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ... in Grenoble. References External links * * * 1940 births 2001 deaths German male lugers Lugers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in luge Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for West Germany West German male lugers Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf People from Miesbach (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Walch
Ewald Walch (born 18 August 1940 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Walch also won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (1960, 1969, 1970), two silvers (1967, 1971), and two bronzes (1957, 1963). He also won a complete set of medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1962, a silver in 1971, and a bronze in 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem .... References * * * * 1940 births Living people Austrian male lugers Olympic lugers of Austria Olympic silver medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelika Dünhaupt
Angelika Dünhaupt (born 22 December 1946) is a German luger who competed representing West Germany during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished sixth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the bronze medal upon the disqualifications of the East German team of Ortrun Enderlein (who finished first), Anna-Maria Müller (second), and Angela Knösel (fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated. Dünhaupt also won the silver medal in the women'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 * * * * Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In ''The Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christa Schmuck
Christina Schmuck (sometimes listed as Christa Schmuck; born 26 January 1944 in Salzberg) is a West German luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished fifth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the silver medal upon the disqualifications of the East German team of Ortrun Enderlein (who finished first), Anna-Maria Müller (second), and Angela Knösel (fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated. Schmuck also won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 1970 and a bronze in 1969. Both championships took place in Königssee, West Germany. She also won two medals the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1967 and a bronze in 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Maria Müller
Anna-Maria Müller (later Murach, 23 February 1949 – 23 August 2009) was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the previous Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she initially finished second after the competition was halted to three runs due to bad weather, but was disqualified with her East German teammates Ortrun Enderlein and Angela Knösel (who was fourth) when it was discovered that they had illegally heated their runners (which are used to guide the luge on the ice as it maneuvers down the track). Enderlein, who was leading at the time, and Müller were stripped of their respective medals as a result. Upon her Olympic victory in Sapporo, Müller explained that she enjoyed luge because it "...provided a harmonius counterbalance to my work as a pharmacist." Müller also won a silver medal at the 1969 FIL World Luge Championships in Königssee, West German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 1964 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 30 January and 4 February 1964. This was the first appearance of Luge in the Winter Olympics. It was originally scheduled to be added in 1960, but as there was no venue built for it in Squaw Valley, the sport's debut came in 1964. Medal summary Medal table Germany won five of the nine medals available, including two gold medals. Events Participating NOCs Twelve nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games. * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Luge at the Winter Olympics 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ... 1964 Winter Olympics events 1964 in luge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortrun Enderlein
Ortrun Zöphel-Enderlein (born 1 December 1943) is a former East German (GDR) luger, and one of the most successful lugers in the 1960s. Enderlein started her working career at the SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal, and was first introduced to luge in her home village of Raschau in the Ore Mountains. In the 1964 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, she became the first female luger to win gold at the Olympics."Ortrun Enderlein" at ''Wer War Wer in der DDR?'', Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, Bundesunmittelbare Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts and won the World Cup in in Davos and |
