Hansjörg Raffl (born 29 January 1958 in

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) is an Italian former

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r who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Competing in five

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, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in

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and a bronze in

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. Raffl also won nine medals at the

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with two gold (Men's doubles:

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, Mixed team:

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), four silvers (

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, 1989,

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; Mixed team: 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles:

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, Mixed team: 1991, 1993). He also won nine medals in the

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with two gold (Men's doubles:

), two silvers (Men's doubles:

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), and five bronzes (Men's doubles:

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; Mixed team: 1988, 1990, 1992). Raffll also won 26

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races and eight

overall men's doubles titles (1982-3, 1984-5, 1985-6, 1988-9, 1989–90, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1992-3). His best World Cup overall finish in the men's singles was second in 1978-9.

References

1980 luge men's doubles results
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