Reinhold Rainer (born 29 August 1973 in
Sterzing) 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. Competing in four
Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the men's singles event both in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
and in
2006
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.
Rainer's best finish at the
FIL World Luge Championships in the men's singles event was sixth twice (
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
,
2007
File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
).
His best overall
Luge World Cup
The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977–78. The World Cup is the highest level season-long competition in the sport.
Men's singles
*Medals:
Women's singles
*Med ...
finish was third in men's singles in
2006-7.
References
1998 luge men's singles results2006 luge men's singles resultsConi.it profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics
FIL-Luge profileFISI profile
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Italian lugers
Italian male lugers
Olympic lugers for Italy
Lugers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Sterzing
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