Martin Gruber (born November 11, 1975, in
Brixen
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Geography
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) is an Italian
luger who has competed since 1992. A natural track luger, he won the men's singles silver medal at the
1998 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in
Rautavaara
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Tiili ...
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Finland
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Gruber also won a silver medal in the same event at the
1995 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in
Kandalaksha
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,
Russia
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References
FIL-Luge profile
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Italian lugers
Italian male lugers
Sportspeople from Brixen
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