Fritz Nachmann (born 16 August 1929)
is a West German former
luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He was born in
Kreuth
Kreuth is a municipality and a village in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Schloss Ringberg
During the days of Bavarian monarchy, the castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of Bavaria. It was donated to the Max Planck Society in 19 ...
. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the
1968 Winter Olympics in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
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. Nachmann also won five medals at the
FIL World Luge Championships
The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non- Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natura ...
with four medals in men's doubles (gold:
FIL World Luge Championships 1957 The FIL World Luge Championships 1957 took place in Davos, Switzerland. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation
The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale d ...
,
FIL World Luge Championships 1958; silver:
FIL World Luge Championships 1962 The FIL World Luge Championships 1962 took place in Krynica, Poland
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, bronze:
FIL World Luge Championships 1955
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) and one medal in men's singles (gold:
FIL World Luge Championships 1963 The FIL World Luge Championships 1963 took place in Imst, Austria
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). He also won a silver medal in the men's singles event at the
1967 FIL European Luge Championships in
Königssee
The Königssee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.
Description
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West Germany
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.
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1929 births
Living people
German male lugers
Lugers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
Olympic medalists in luge
Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers for the United Team of Germany
People from Miesbach (district)
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
Olympic lugers for West Germany
West German male lugers
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