Hansjörg Raffl

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Hansjörg Raffl
Medal record
Luge
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Calgary Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Lake Placid Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Winterberg Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1990 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Calgary Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Winterberg Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Winterberg Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Calgary Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Winterberg Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Königssee Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1988 Königssee Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1990 Igls Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Olang Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Hammarstrand Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Königssee Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Igls Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Winterberg Mixed team

Hansjörg Raffl (born 29 January 1958 in Olang) is an Italian former luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.

Raffl also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1990, Mixed team: 1989), four silvers (1983, 1989, 1993; Mixed team: 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 1991, Mixed team: 1991, 1993).

He also won nine medals in the FIL European Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994), two silvers (Men's doubles: 1988, 1990), and five bronzes (Men's doubles: 1984, 1986; Mixed team: 1988, 1990, 1992).[1]

Raffll also won 26 World Cup races and eight World Cup 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[edit]

  1. ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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