Georg Hackl is a German former luger born September 9, 1966, in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in the sport's history. He won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's singles luge, at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Games, plus silver medals in 1988 and 2002, becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Winter Olympics. At the 1998 Nagano Games he posted the fastest time in all four runs, the first slider to do so in Olympic history, and across his career he won 22 medals at the FIL World Luge Championships before retiring from competition in 2006 and moving into coaching elite German lugers.
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Career HighlightWon his first Winter Olympic luge medal in 1988 at Calgary, finishing second in the singles 1 Classification
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What has Georg Hackl done since he stopped competing?
He was inducted into the FIL Hall of Fame in 2012 and later became chief national coach in Austria.
Olympedia records that Georg Hackl was inducted into the FIL Hall of Fame in 2012 and into the German Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. He later belonged to the coaching staff of the German Luge Association, and in 2022 he took over the chief national coach position in Austria.
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Georg Hackl (born 9 September 1966), often named Hackl Schorsch (German pronunciation: [ˈhakl̩ ʃɔʁʃ] ), is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion.
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Introduction
Georg Hackl (born 9 September 1966), often named Hackl Schorsch (German pronunciation: [ˈhakl̩ ʃɔʁʃ] ), is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion.
Olympic achievement
He won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles
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Georg Hackl (born 9 September 1966), often named Hackl Schorsch (German pronunciation: [ˈhakl̩ ʃɔʁʃ] ), is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion.
Competed In: 2006 Winter Olympics, Article text
Most recently, he placed 7th in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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