Manfred Schmid

Austrian luger
Manfred Schmid
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Königssee Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1970 Königssee Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1967 Hammarstrand Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1969 Königssee Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1971 Olang Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1975 Hammarstrand Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Imst Men's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Imst Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Imst Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Hammarstrand Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Imst Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Königssee Men's singles

Manfred Schmid (born 6 June 1944 in Liezen)[1] is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.

Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (doubles: 1969, 1970), four silvers (singles: 1969, 1975; doubles: 1967, 1971), and one bronze (singles: 1978). He won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's singles: 1974, Men's doubles: 1971) and three bronzes (Men's singles: 1971, 1973; Men's doubles: 1970).

Schmid finished third in the overall Luge World Cup men's singles championship in 1977–78.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Schmid". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  • Austrian Olympic museum biography (in German)
  • Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge
  • Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
  • Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
  • List of European luge champions (in German)
  • List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
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