Franz Wembacher (born 15 November 1958 in Bischofswiesen, Bavaria) was a West German luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's luge | ||
Representing  West Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Sarajevo | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
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1979 Königssee | Men's doubles |
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1981 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
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1983 Lake Placid | Men's doubles |
| World Cup Championships | ||
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1982-83 | Men's doubles |
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1980-81 | Men's doubles |
| European Championships | ||
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1984 Olang | Men's doubles |
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1982 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
Wembacher also won three bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1979, 1981, 1983). At the FIL European Luge Championships, he also won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1982.
Wembacher's best overall Luge World Cup finish was second in men's doubles in 1982-3.
His brother Anton Wembacher was also a luger.
References
edit- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21)
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Weinbacher at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-26)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-30)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-05-29)
- List of European luge champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-25) (in German)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)
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