Wolfgang Winkler (27 October 1940 – 11 May 2001) was a

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

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 competed in the late 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

in Grenoble.

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* * * 1940 births 2001 deaths German male lugers Lugers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in luge Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for West Germany West German male lugers Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf People from Miesbach (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub