Thomas Köhler

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

Thomas Köhler
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1940-06-25) 25 June 1940
Oberwiesenthal, Saxony
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Germany
SportLuge
ClubSC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
Retired1969
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

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. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Köhler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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