Florian Clara (born 11 February 1988) is an Italian
luge
A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...
r who has competed since 2005. A natural track luger, he won five medals at the
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
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with three golds (Men's doubles:
2009
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, Mixed team: 2009,
2011
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) and two silvers (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team:
2007
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Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
).
Biography
Clara also won three medals at the
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL), have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2010, 2010 championships. For information o ...
with a gold (men's doubles:
2010
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) and two silvers (men's doubles:
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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, mixed team: 2010).
References
FIL-Luge profile
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Italian male lugers
Italian lugers
People from San Martin de Tor
Lugers from South Tyrol
21st-century Italian sportsmen