Wolfgang Scheidel
Wolfgang Scheidel (born 1 March 1943) is an East German former luger who won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold in the men's doubles (1965) and two bronzes in the men's singles (1969, 1970). He won a pair of silver medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1970, 1971).[1]
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| Born | 1 March 1943 (age 77) Erfurt, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASK Vorwärts Oberhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Scheidel on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain
After retiring from competitions Scheidel trained young lugers at ASK Oberhof until 1977, and after that worked as a sports instructor in a recreation home of the National People's Army. After the German reunification he ran an oxygen station in his home town of Ilmenau.[1]
References
- Wolfgang Scheidel. sports-reference.com
External links
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- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Scheidel
- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (in German)
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