Georg Fluckinger (born March 1, 1955) was an Austrian

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r who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at Lake Placid in

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, Fluckinger's best overall seasonal finish was second in men's doubles on five occasions (1978-9, 1979–80, 1981-2, 1983-4, 1984-5). He also finished third overall in the men's single World Cup championship in 1979-80.

References

1984 luge men's doubles results
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1955 births Living people Austrian male lugers Olympic lugers for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in luge Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics {{Austria-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub