Karl Brunner (born 19 May 1951 in

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) was an Italian

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r who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the

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. Brunner also won three medals at the

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with two medals in men's singles (gold:

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, silver:

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) and one in men's doubles (silver:

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). He also won three medals at the

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with a gold (Men's singles:

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) and two bronzes (Men's singles:

, Men's doubles:

). Brunner also won the overall

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men's doubles title three times (1977-8, 1978-9, 1982-3) and had his best overall men's single World Cup finish of second in 1979-80.

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