Gernot Schwab (born 10 January 1979) is an

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 ...

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 s ...

r who has competed since 1999. A natural track luger, he won two gold medals at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in the men's singles and mixed team events. Schwab also won two medals at the

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 conte ...

in the men's singles event with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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References

FIL-Luge profile
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070708224914/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-erg-nt-wch.html Natural track World Championships results: 1979-2007 (eiskanal.com)

External links

* 1979 births Living people Austrian male lugers {{Austria-luge-bio-stub