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: a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.
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1994 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
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1992 Albertville | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
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1989 Winterberg | Mixed team |
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1990 Calgary | Men's doubles |
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1983 Lake Placid | Men's doubles |
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1989 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
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1990 Calgary | Mixed team |
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1993 Calgary | Men's doubles |
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1991 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
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1991 Winterberg | Mixed team |
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1993 Calgary | Mixed team |
| European Championships | ||
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1992 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
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1994 Königssee | Men's doubles |
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1988 Königssee | Men's doubles |
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1990 Igls | Men's doubles |
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1984 Olang | Men's doubles |
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1986 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
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1988 Königssee | Mixed team |
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1990 Igls | Mixed team |
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1992 Winterberg | Mixed team |
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- ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- 1980 luge men's doubles results
- 1984 luge men's doubles results
- 1988 luge men's singles results
- 1992 luge men's doubles results
- 1994 luge men's doubles results
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Raffl at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-24)
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21)
- 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 archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)