Manfred Schmid

Manfred Schmid
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing Austria
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Manfred Schmid (born 6 June 1944 in Liezen)^[1] is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.

Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (doubles: 1969, 1970), four silvers (singles: 1969, 1975; doubles: 1967, 1971), and one bronze (singles: 1978). He won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's singles: 1974, Men's doubles: 1971) and three bronzes (Men's singles: 1971, 1973; Men's doubles: 1970).

Schmid finished third in the overall Luge World Cup men's singles championship in 1977-8.

References[]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Schmid". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Schmid". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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