Georg Hackl

Georg Hackl
	; Georg Hackl during competition at Oberhof, Germany in 2005.
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Hackl-Schorsch
Nationality	German
Born	9 September 1966 (age 45); Berchtesgaden, Bavaria,; West Germany
Residence	Bischofswiesen, Bavaria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	79 kg (170 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Luge
Event(s)	Men's singles, Men's doubles
Club	RC Berchtesgaden
Coached by	Josef Lenz
Retired	2006
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Competitor for West Germany;
Competitor for Germany
Men's Luge
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup Championships
European Championships
Men's Wok
World Wok Racing Championships

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Georg Hackl (born 9 September 1966) is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.

Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.

He won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles. Four years later, he improved his performance to win the gold, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1998. In 1998, he won the gold by clocking the fastest time in all four runs, the first in Olympic history in the men's singles to do so (Vera Zozula of the Soviet Union did that feat in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.). Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Winter Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Hackl has retired from active participation and got involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Hackl won a total of 22 medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including ten golds (Men's singles: 1989, 1990, 1997; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), ten silvers (Men's singles: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005; Men's doubles: 1987, Mixed team: 1996, 1997), and two bronzes (Men's singles: 2000, Mixed team: 1999).

At the FIL European Luge Championships, Hackl won ten medals. This included six golds (Men's singles: 1988, 1990; Mixed team: 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002), three silvers (Men's singles: 1994, Mixed team: 1990, 1994), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1992).

He won the overall Luge World Cup title in men's singles twice (1988-9, 1989–90) and also had his best overall finish of second in men's doubles twice (1986-7, 1987–8).

Hackl is also a seven-time wok racing world champion.

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List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c FIL-Luge profile, accessed 3 December 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c Sports reference profile, accessed 3 December 2010

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jan Ullrich	German Sportsman of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Martin Schmitt

[FILLugeprofile-0] FIL-Luge profile, accessed 3 December 2010

[sports-reference-1] Sports reference profile, accessed 3 December 2010

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Persondata
Name	Hackl, Georg
Alternative names
Short description	Luger
Date of birth	9 September 1966
Place of birth	Berchtesgaden, Bavaria
Date of death
Place of death

Georg Hackl

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