Manfred Stengl
Austrian motorcycle racer, luger, and bobsledder
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1946 (1946-04) Salzburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 6, 1992(1992-06-06) (aged 46) Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge, Bobsleigh, Motorcycle racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manfred Stengl (April 1, 1946 – June 6, 1992) was an Austrian luger, bobsleigher and motorcycle road racer.
Stengl was born in Salzburg.[1] He worked as a road-building engineer.[2]
He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1][3][4] Stengl also won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.[5]
In the 1970s, Stengl turned his attention to bobsleigh, winning a bronze in the four-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia, Italy.[6]
Stengl was also active in motorcycle racing, participating in many events from the late 1960s and until his death.[7][8]
He died in a motorcycle accident during the 1992 Isle of Man TT while competing in the Senior TT category.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Biographien: Feistmantl/Stengl - Gold im Doppelsitzer", Österreichischen Olympiamuseum (in German), retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ a b Gebetsberger, Egon (April 2006), "Competitor Profile: Manfred Stengl", iomtt, retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ "Men's Luge Olympic Medals", fuzilogik, archived from the original on 21 February 2010, retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ "Olympic Luge and Skeleton Medalists", HickockSports.com, archived from the original on 30 June 2007, retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ "Kunstbahn-Rennrodeln Europameisterschaften", Eiskanal.com (in German), archived from the original on 25 March 2008, retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ "Bobsleigh World Championships: Men: 4-Man", Sports123.com, archived from the original on 11 December 2007, retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ Peter Krackowizer, Neumarkt am Wallersee. "Österreichische Motorradennfahrerlegende Manfred Stengl". www.reisemosaik.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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- 1964:
Josef Feistmantl & Manfred Stengl (AUT) - 1968:
Klaus Bonsack & Thomas Köhler (GDR) - 1972:
Horst Hörnlein & Reinhard Bredow (GDR)
1984:
Paul Hildgartner & Walter Plaikner (ITA) - 1976: Hans Rinn & Norbert Hahn (GDR)
- 1980: Hans Rinn & Norbert Hahn (GDR)
- 1984:
Hans Stangassinger & Franz Wembacher (FRG) - 1988: Jörg Hoffmann & Jochen Pietzsch (GDR)
- 1992: Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt (GER)
- 1994: Kurt Brugger & Wilfried Huber (ITA)
- 1998: Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt (GER)
- 2002: Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch (GER)
- 2006: Andreas Linger & Wolfgang Linger (AUT)
- 2010: Andreas Linger & Wolfgang Linger (AUT)
- 2014: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt (GER)
- 2018: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt (GER)
- 2022: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt (GER)
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