Thomas Köhler

Thomas Köhler
Personal information
Nationality Germany German
Born (1940-06-25) 25 June 1940
Oberwiesenthal, Saxony
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Luge
Club SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
Retired 1969
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1964 Innsbruck Men's singles
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1968 Grenoble Men's doubles
1968 Grenoble Men's singles
World Championships
1962 Krynica Men's singles
1967 Hammarstrand Men's singles
1967 Hammarstrand Men's doubles
1965 Davos Men's doubles

Thomas Köhler (born 25 June 1940) is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.

He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds (Singles: 1964, Doubles: 1968) and one silver (Singles: 1968).

Köhler won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (singles: 1962, 1967; doubles: 1967) and one silver (doubles: 1965).

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Thomas Köhler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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