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Jan Eichhorn
Jan-Armin Eichhorn (born May 8, 1981 in Sonneberg) is a German luger who has competed since 1999. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria.
Eichhorn won a gold medal in the mixed...
Date of birth:
- May 8, 1981 (age 28 years)
Armin Zöggeler
Armin Zöggeler (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian luger and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale ("The Cannibal"), for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his...
Date of birth:
- Jan 4, 1974 (age 36 years)
Mārtiņš Rubenis
Mārtiņš Rubenis (born September 26, 1978 in Riga) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1998. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian (i.e. representing Republic of...
Date of birth:
- Sep 26, 1978 (age 31 years)
Tony Benshoof
Tony Benshoof (born July 7, 1975 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (2004...
Date of birth:
- Jul 7, 1975 (age 34 years)
Andreas Linger
Andreas Linger (born May 31, 1981 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2000. He and his younger brother Wolfgang won the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
At the 2003 FIL World Luge Championships in...
Date of birth:
- May 31, 1981 (age 28 years)
Wolfgang Linger
Wolfgang Linger (born November 4, 1982 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2000. He and his older brother Andreas won the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
At the 2003 FIL World Luge Championships in...
Date of birth:
- Nov 4, 1982 (age 27 years)
Meaghan Simister
Meaghan Simister (born November 10, 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Olympic luger who has competed since 2003.
In the 2005/2006 season, Simister placed second in the Canadian championship competition. In international competition, she...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1986 (age 23 years)
Ma Chih-Hung
Ma Chih-hung (traditional Chinese: 馬志鴻; pinyin: Mǎ Zhìhóng; sometimes listed as Chih-Hung Ma; born November 5, 1985 in Pingtung) is a Taiwanese luger who has competed since 2003. The youngest competitor in men's luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics at...
Date of birth:
- Nov 5, 1985 (age 24 years)
Werner Hoeger
Werner Hoeger (born December 15, 1953) is a Venezuelan-born, professor emeritus (active) of exercise physiology at Boise State University who took up luge five weeks short of his 45 birthday.
Werner Hoeger received his Bachelor of Science degree in...
Date of birth:
- Dec 15, 1953 (age 56 years)
Albert Demtschenko
Albert Demtschenko (Russian: Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born November 27, 1971 in Chusovoy) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1992. A five-time Winter Olympian, he finally won his first medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a...
Date of birth:
- Nov 27, 1971 (age 38 years)
Tatjana Hüfner
Tatjana Hüfner (born April 30, 1983 in Neuruppin) is a German luger who has competed since 2003. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Hüfner won three gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships,...
Date of birth:
- Apr 30, 1983 (age 26 years)
Regan Lauscher
Regan Lauscher (born 21 February 1980 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian luger. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of tenth in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006.
Her second place finish at the Luge World Cup...
Date of birth:
- Feb 21, 1980 (age 29 years)
Torsten Wustlich
Torsten Wustlich (born February 2, 1977 in Annaberg-Buchholz) is a German luger who has competed since 1998. Together with André Florschütz, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Wüstlich also won...
Date of birth:
- Feb 2, 1977 (age 32 years)
André Florschütz
André Florschütz (born 6 August 1976 in Sonneberg) is a German luger who has competed since 1993. Together with Torsten Wustlich, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Florschütz also won nine...
Date of birth:
- Aug 6, 1976 (age 33 years)
Gerhard Plankensteiner
Gerhard Plankensteiner (born April 8, 1971 in Sterzing-Vipiteno) is an Italian luger who has been competing since 1986. Together with Oswald Haselrieder he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....
Date of birth:
- Apr 8, 1971 (age 38 years)
Oswald Haselrieder
Oswald Haselrieder (born August 22, 1971 in Völs am Schlern) is an Italian luger who has been competing since 1990. Together with Gerhard Plankensteiner he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin after...
Date of birth:
- Aug 22, 1971 (age 38 years)
Alexander Resch
Alexander Resch (born April 5, 1979) is a German luger who has competed since 1998. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter...
Date of birth:
- Apr 5, 1979 (age 30 years)
Patric Leitner
Patric-Fritz Leitner (born February 23, 1977 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German luger who has been competing since 1998. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States....
Date of birth:
- Feb 23, 1977 (age 32 years)
Wilfried Huber
Wilfried Huber (born November 15, 1970) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1985. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Huber also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge...
Date of birth:
- Nov 15, 1970 (age 39 years)
Alex Gough
Alex Gough (born May 12, 1987 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2002. She finished 20th in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She was seen as a surprise qualifier at the Turin games, with...
Date of birth:
- May 12, 1987 (age 22 years)
Jeff Christie
Jeff Christie (born February 2, 1983 in Vancouver) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2000. He placed 14th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Christie's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 12th...
Date of birth:
- Feb 2, 1983 (age 26 years)
Anton Blasbichler
Anton Blasbichler (born February 18, 1972) was an Italian luger who has competed since 1989. A natural track luger, he won eight medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with three golds (Singles: 2001, 2005, Team: 2003, 2009), one...
Date of birth:
- Feb 18, 1972 (age 37 years)
Robert Batkowski
Robert Batkowski (born May 16, 1978) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won two gold medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships (Men's singles: 2003, Mixed team: 2005).
Batkowski earned three...
Date of birth:
- May 16, 1978 (age 31 years)
Gernot Schwab
Gernot Schwab (born January 10, 1979) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1999. A natural track luger, he won two gold medals at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in the men's singles and mixed team events.
Schwab also won...
Date of birth:
- Jan 10, 1979 (age 30 years)
Andreas Castiglioni
Andreas Castiglioni (born May 2, 1980) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 2005 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Latsch, Italy.
Castiglioni...
Date of birth:
- May 2, 1980 (age 29 years)
Patrick Pigneter
Patrick Pigneter (born July 19, 1987) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2007. A natural track luger, he won six medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with three golds (Men's singles, men's doubles, and team: all 2009), a...
Date of birth:
- Jul 19, 1987 (age 22 years)
Renate Gietl
Renate Gietl (born January 10, 1982) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. A natural track luger, she won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a complete set of medals in women's singles (Gold: 2009, Silver:...
Date of birth:
- Jan 10, 1982 (age 27 years)
Melanie Batkowski
Melanie Batkowski (born February 11, 1989) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2004. A natural track luger, she won four medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with two golds (Mixed team: 2005, 2007), a silver (Mixed team:...
Date of birth:
- Feb 11, 1989 (age 20 years)
Herbert Kögl
Herbert Kögl (born March 22, 1966) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1988. A natural track luger, he won six medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1996, Mixed team: 2005), one silver (2000),...
Date of birth:
- Mar 22, 1966 (age 43 years)
Martin Psenner
Martin Psenner (born March 2, 1976) is an Italian luger 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, Austria.
Psenner...
Date of birth:
- Mar 2, 1976 (age 33 years)
David Mair
David Mair (born August 21, 1984) is an Italian luger who competed from 1997 to 2002 in natural track luge, then since 2002 in artificial track luger. A natural track luger, he won three medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships,...
Date of birth:
- Aug 21, 1984 (age 25 years)
Andrzej Laszczak
Andrzej Laszczak (born May 5, 1976 in Szczyrk) is a Polish luger who has competed since the late 1990s. A natural track luger, he won three bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships (2000, 2005, 2009)...
Date of birth:
- May 5, 1976 (age 33 years)
Damian Waniczek
Damian Waniczek (born February 23, 1981 in Szczyrk) is a Polish luger who has competed since the late 1990s. A natural track luger, he won three bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships (2000, 2005,...
Date of birth:
- Feb 23, 1981 (age 28 years)
Ivan Lazarev
Ivan Lazarev (born November 4, 1983) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won five medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a two golds (Men's doubles: 2005, 2007), two silvers (Men's doubles...
Date of birth:
- Nov 4, 1983 (age 26 years)
Gerhard Mühlbacher
Gerhard Mühlbacher (born March 13, 1975) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won three medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 2007) and two bronzes (Men's doubles:...
Date of birth:
- Mar 13, 1975 (age 34 years)
Florian Clara
Florian Clara (born February 11, 1988) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2005. A natural track luger, he won three medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with two golds (Men's doubles and mixed team: both 2009) and a...
Date of birth:
- Feb 11, 1988 (age 21 years)
Marlies Wagner
Marlies Wagner (born May 25, 1983) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1999. A natural track luger, she won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships (Silver: 2003, Bronze: 2007).
Date of birth:
- May 25, 1983 (age 26 years)
Gerald Kammerlander
Gerald Kammerlander (born August 13, 1981) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2000. A natural track luger, he won a bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Grande Prairie, Alberta,...
Date of birth:
- Aug 13, 1981 (age 28 years)
Christian Schatz
Christian Schatz (born October 7, 1975) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2000. A natural track luger, he won two medals at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada with a gold in the mixed...
Date of birth:
- Oct 7, 1975 (age 34 years)
Pyotr Popov
Pyotr Popov (Russian: Пётр Попо́в, born September 4, 1985) is a Russian luger who has competed since 2002. A natural track luger, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Grande...
Date of birth:
- Sep 4, 1985 (age 24 years)
Thomas Schopf
Thomas Schopf is an Austrian luger who has competed since the early 2000s. A natural track luger, he won two medals at the 2009 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Moos, Italy with a silver in mixed team and a bronze in the men's singles...
Denis Alimov
Denis Alimov (born May 3, 1979) is a Russian luger who has competed since the 2000s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships with a silver in 2004 and a bronze in 2006.
Date of birth:
- May 3, 1979 (age 30 years)
Roman Molvistov
Roman Molvistov (born February 10, 1981) is a Russian luger who has competed since the 2000s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships with a silver in 2004 and a bronze...
Date of birth:
- Feb 10, 1981 (age 28 years)
Mark Grimmette
Mark Grimmette (born January 23, 1971) is an American luger who has competed since 1990. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998.
Grimmette also won nine medals at...
Date of birth:
- Jan 23, 1971 (age 38 years)
Brian Martin
Brian Martin (born January 19, 1974) is an American luger who has competed since 1990. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998.
Martin also won nine medals at the...
Date of birth:
- Jan 19, 1974 (age 35 years)
David Möller
David Möller (shown at left, born January 13, 1982) is a German luger who has competed since 2001. He won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Men's singles: 2004, 2007; Mixed team: 2004, 2007), one silver (Men's singles:...
Date of birth:
- Jan 13, 1982 (age 27 years)
Anke Wischnewski
Anke Wischnewski (born January 5, 1978) is a German luger who has competed since 2001. She won two medals in the women's singles at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005.
Wischnewski's best finish at the FIL...
Date of birth:
- Jan 5, 1978 (age 32 years)
Tobias Schiegl
Tobias Schiegl (born October 5, 1973) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1993. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1997; Mixed team: 1996,1997, 1999), five silvers (Men's doubles:...
Date of birth:
- Oct 5, 1973 (age 36 years)
Markus Schiegl
Markus Schiegl (born October 23, 1968) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1987. He won fourteem medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1997; Mixed team: 1996,1997, 1999), five silvers (Men's doubles...
Date of birth:
- Oct 23, 1968 (age 41 years)
Anna Orlova
Anna Orlova (born August 23, 1972) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1990. She won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2003 FIL World Luge Championships in Sigulda, Latvia and finished fourth in the women's singles event at those...
Date of birth:
- Aug 23, 1972 (age 37 years)
Ashley Hayden
Ashley Walden (born November 5, 1981 as Ashley Hayden) is an American luger who has competed since 1998. She won two silver medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships (2004, 2005).
Hayden also finished eighth in the women's...
Date of birth:
- Nov 5, 1981 (age 28 years)
Christian Oberstolz
Christian Oberstolz (born August 8, 1977) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver (2007) and two bronzes (2004, 2005).
At the FIL European Luge...
Date of birth:
- Aug 8, 1977 (age 32 years)
Patrick Gruber
Patrick Gruber (born January 31, 1978) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver (2007) and two bronzes (2004, 2005).
At the FIL European Luge...
Date of birth:
- Jan 31, 1978 (age 31 years)
Sandra Gasparini
Sandra Gasparini (born November 28, 1990) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2006. She won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria.
Gaparini also won a bronze in the mixed team relay...
Date of birth:
- Nov 28, 1990 (age 19 years)
Daniel Pfister
Daniel Pfister (born December 7, 1986) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver (Mixed team: 2009 and two bronzes (men's singles: 2009, mixed team: 2007).
Pfister also...
Date of birth:
- Dec 7, 1986 (age 23 years)
Peter Penz
Peter Penz (born April 5, 1984) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2007. He also finished fifth in the men's doubles...
Date of birth:
- Apr 5, 1984 (age 25 years)
Georg Fischler
Georg Fischler (born July 3, 1985) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in FIL World Luge Championships 2007|2007]]. He...
Date of birth:
- Jul 3, 1985 (age 24 years)
Martin Abentung
Martin Aberntung (born March 27, 1981) is an Austrian-born luger who has competed since 1999. He won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany. His best individual finish was tenth in the men...
Date of birth:
- Mar 27, 1981 (age 28 years)
Veronika Halder
Veronika Halder (born October 14, 1980) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2000. She won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one silver (Mixed team: 2008) and two bronzes (Women's singles: 2008, Mixed team: 2004)....
Date of birth:
- Oct 14, 1980 (age 29 years)
Juris Sics
Juris Šics (born April 26, 1983) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1998. He won two bronze medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships (2008, 2009).
He also won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL European...
Date of birth:
- Apr 26, 1983 (age 26 years)
