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Encyclopedia > Georg Hackl
Olympic Medal Record
Men’s Luge
Image:Gold medal 16px.png Gold 1992 Albertville Singles
Image:Gold medal 16px.png Gold 1994 Lillehammer Singles
Image:Gold medal 16px.png Gold 1998 Nagano Singles
Image:Silver medal 16px.png Silver 1988 Calgary Singles
Image:Silver medal 16px.png Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Singles
Hackl at the World Wok Racing Championships 2005
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Hackl at the World Wok Racing Championships 2005

Georg Hackl (born September 9, 1966 in Berchtesgaden) is a German luger and a three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as the Speeding White Sausage a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds. Bonnie Warner is an American luge specialist. ... Image File history File links Gold_medal_16px. ... The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1992 in Albertville, France. ... Image File history File links Gold_medal_16px. ... The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... Image File history File links Gold_medal_16px. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Image File history File links Silver_medal_16px. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Image File history File links Silver_medal_16px. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Image File history File links Wok_racing-hackl. ... Image File history File links Wok_racing-hackl. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Berchtesgaden is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 9,000. ... Bonnie Warner is an American luge specialist. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...


Hackl won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles. Four years later, he improved his performance to win the gold, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1998. In 1998, he won the gold by clocking the fastest time in all four runs, the first in Olympic history to do so. Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Hackl has said that he will retire from active participation and get involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics. A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... Bonnie Warner is an American luge specialist. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Heart of the new west Area: 712. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... (Redirected from 2002 Winter Olympic Games) The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics Runs 1 and 2 of the womens singles event will be February 13, and runs 3 and 4 will be February 14. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ...


Hackl won the World Championships in 1989, 1990 and 1997. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Georg Hackl (139 words)
Hackl won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles.
Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics.
Hackl won the World Championships in 1989, 1990 and 1997.
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