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Luge At The 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's Singles
The men's singles luge competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid was held from 13 to 16 February, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run The Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton in the United States, located at the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, New York. This venue was used for the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and .... Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics - Men's singles Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics Luge ... [...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] |
Rainer Gassner
Rainer Gassner (born 31 July 1958) is a Liechtensteiner 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 1958 births Living people Liechtenstein male lugers Olympic lugers for Liechtenstein Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Liechtenstein-luge-bio-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Wolfgang Schädler
Wolfgang Schädler (born 8 July 1958) is a Liechtensteiner luger. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 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 1958 births Living people Liechtenstein male lugers Olympic lugers for Liechtenstein Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Liechtenstein-luge-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Derek Prentice
Derek Prentice (born 13 June 1950) is a British 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 External links * 1950 births Living people British male lugers Olympic lugers for Great Britain Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Haspinger
Ernst Haspinger (born 2 July 1955, in Welsberg-Taisten) was an Italian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1981 FIL World Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden. Haspinger also won three bronze medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1980, 1982, 1984). He competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the men's doubles event at Innsbruck in 1976. He won the overall Luge World Cup title in men's singles three times (1979–80, 1980-1 (tied with fellow Italian Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner (born 8 June 1952 in Chienes) is an Italian luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals (Men's doubles: 1972, Men's singles: 1984) and one silver medal ...), 1981-2). References External linksHickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stithem
Richard Stithem (born August 19, 1953) is an American luger. He competed in the men'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 .... References External links * 1953 births Living people American male lugers Olympic lugers for the United States Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Panguitch, Utah {{US-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] |
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] |
Mark Jensen (luger)
Mark Jensen (12 October 1960 – 1 February 2021) was a Canadian luger. He competed in the men'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 .... References External links * 1960 births 2021 deaths Canadian male lugers Olympic lugers for Canada Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Toronto {{Canada-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |