Markus Schmidt (born 23 October 1968) is an

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n luger who competed between 1987 and 1997. Competing in two

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, he earned a bronze medal in the men's singles event at

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in 1992. Schmidt also won two medals in the mixed team event at the

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with a gold in 1996 and a silver in

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. He also won two silver medals in the mixed team event at the 1992 FIL European Luge Championships in Winterberg,

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and 1996 FIL European Luge Championships in

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, Latvia, bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 1994 FIL European Luge Championships in

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and bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1996 FIL European Luge Championships in

, Latvia.

References

1994 luge men's singles resultsFIL-Luge profileHickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.

External links

* * * 1968 births Living people Austrian male lugers Olympic lugers for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Lugers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in luge Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics {{Austria-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub