Martin Psenner (born 2 March 1976) is an Italian
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 1994. A
natural track luger, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the
1996 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in
Oberperfuss
Oberperfuss is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located about west of Innsbruck at the entrance of the Sellrain Valley
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,
Austria
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.
Psenner also won two consecutive silver medals in the men's doubles event 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 ...
(
1995
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,
1997
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).
References
FIL-Luge profile
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Italian lugers
Italian male lugers
People from Völs am Schlern
Sportspeople from South Tyrol
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