Manfred Stengl

Manfred Stengl (1 April 1946 to 6 June 1992) was an Austrian luger, bobsleigher and motorcycle road racer, born in Salzburg, who worked as a road-building engineer. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles luge event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and the silver medal in the same event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria. In the 1970s he turned to bobsleigh and won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia, Italy. He was also active in motorcycle racing, taking part in many events from the late 1960s until his death. Stengl died in a motorcycle accident during the 1992 Isle of Man TT while competing in the Senior TT category.