Karl Brunner (luger)

Karl Brunner (born 19 May 1951 in Olang) was an Italian luger who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.[1]

Karl Brunner
Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
1980 Lake PlacidMen's doubles
World Championships
1971 OlangMen's singles
1977 IglsMen's doubles
1979 KönigsseeMen's singles
European Championships
1980 OlangMen's singles
1977 KönigsseeMen's singles
1979 OberhofMen's doubles

Brunner also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two medals in men's singles (gold: 1971, silver: 1979) and one in men's doubles (silver: 1977). He also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold (Men's singles: 1980) and two bronzes (Men's singles: 1977, Men's doubles: 1979).

Brunner also won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1977-8, 1978-9, 1982-3) and had his best overall men's single World Cup finish of second in 1979-80.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl Brunner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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