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Luge At The 1980 Winter Olympics – Doubles
The Doubles luge competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid was held on 19 February, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The doubles team of Hans Rinn and 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 w ... became the first repeat winners of an Olympic luge event. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics - Doubles Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics Men's events at the 1980 Winter Olympics ... [...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] |
Hans Brandner
Hans Brandner (born 19 February 1949 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German former luger who competed for West Germany from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Innsbruck in 1976. Brandner also won two medals at the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1979 and a bronze in 1977. He also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (1977), one silver (1972), and two bronzes (1973, 1980). Brandner's best overall finish in the men's doubles Luge World Cup was second in the inaugural 1977-8 season. Later he managed with his wife the "Hochkalter" hotel (named after the nearby Hochkalter At ,According to information from the Bavarian Survey Office (''Bayerischen Landesvermessungsamt'') in 2008, the exact height is 2,606.9 m. The figure of 2,606 m given on many maps is due to the decimal pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Takagi
Takashi Takagi (born 4 June 1962) is a Japanese luger. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References 1962 births Living people Japanese male lugers Olympic lugers for Japan Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sapporo {{Japan-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Kuriyama
Koji Kuriyama (born 11 July 1960) is a Japanese luger. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events 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 .... References 1960 births Living people Japanese male lugers Olympic lugers for Japan Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido {{Japan-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Holm
Kenneth Holm (born 5 February 1958) is a Swedish luger. He competed in the men's doubles 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 .... References External links * 1958 births Living people Swedish male lugers Olympic lugers for Sweden Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Kjernholm
Stefan Kjernholm (13 September 1951 – 28 January 2023) was a Swedish luger. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and 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 .... References 1951 births 2023 deaths Swedish male lugers Olympic lugers for Sweden Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Danco
Ty Danco (born October 20, 1955) is an American luger. He competed in the men's doubles 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 .... References External links * 1955 births Living people American male lugers Olympic lugers for the United States Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut {{US-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Healey (luger)
Richard Healey (born February 22, 1959) is an American luger from Somerville, New Jersey. He came 11th in the men's doubles 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 .... He received his degree from North Dakota State University. Healey competed in luge from 1977-80. He finished sixth at the 1979 North American Championships. References External links * 1959 births Living people American male lugers Olympic lugers for the United States Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Somerville, New Jersey {{US-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigars Krikis
Aigars is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Aigars Apinis (born 1973) Latvian decathlete and Paralympic medalist *Aigars Cipruss (born 1972) Latvian ice hockey player *Aigars Fadejevs (born 1975) Latvian track and field athlete and Olympic medalist *Aigars Jansons (born 1971), Latvian wrestler *Aigars Kalvītis (born 1966), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia *Aigars Kriķis (1954–1999), Latvian luger and Olympic medalist *Aigars Kudis (born 1959), Latvian former swimmer *Aigars Nerips (born 1967), Latvian basketball coach *Aigars Prūsis (born 1976), Latvian nationalist politician *Aigars Šķēle (born 1992), Latvian basketball player *Aigars Štokenbergs (born 1963) Latvian politician *Aigars Vītols Aigars Vītols (born February 15, 1976) is a former Latvian professional basketball player and a current politician for the Latvian Union of Greens and Farmers. Sports career Vītols played the shooting guard position: He played most of his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dainis Bremze
Dainis Bremze or Dainis Bremse (born 22 July 1954 in Riga) was a Latvian Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the gold medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria. Bremze also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ..., Bremze finished eighth in both the men's singles and men's doubles event. References ;SourcesHickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhold Sulzbacher
Reinhold Sulzbacher (born 29 July 1944 in Liezen) was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1982 FIL European Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany. Sulzbacher also won the men's doubles overall Luge World Cup title three times (1979–80, 1980–1, 1981-2). Competing in two Winter Olympics, Sulzbacher earned his best finish of fifth in the men's doubles event at Innsbruck in 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... References 1976 Winter Olympic men's doubles results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Lemmerer
Günther Lemmerer (born 4 April 1952, in Graz) was an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1982 FIL European Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Lemmerer earned his best finish of fifth in the men's doubles event at Sarajevo in 1984. He won the men's doubles overall Luge World Cup title three times (1979–80, 1980-1, 1981-2). After retiring from competition in the mid-1980s, Lemmerer became a development coach for the International Luge Federation (FIL), developing luge teams from Greece, Bermuda, India, Somalia, Argentina, and Venezuela. Several of those teams competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |