Hansjörg Raffl

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.

Hansjörg Raffl
Medal record
Luge
Silver medal – second place1994 LillehammerMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1992 AlbertvilleMen's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 WinterbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place1990 CalgaryMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1983 Lake PlacidMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1989 WinterbergMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1990 CalgaryMixed team
Silver medal – second place1993 CalgaryMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1991 WinterbergMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1991 WinterbergMixed team
Bronze medal – third place1993 CalgaryMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 WinterbergMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1994 KönigsseeMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1988 KönigsseeMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1990 IglsMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1984 OlangMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 HammarstrandMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1988 KönigsseeMixed team
Bronze medal – third place1990 IglsMixed team
Bronze medal – third place1992 WinterbergMixed 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
  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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