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Georg Hackl

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1966 Born September 9 in Berchtesgarden, Germany
1982 At age 16, apprentices as a metal worker to make better luge sleds
1988 Silver medal in the individual event, Winter Olympics, Calgary, Alberta
1992 Gold medal in the individual event, Winter Olympics, Albertville, France
1994 Gold medal in individual event, Winter Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway
1998 Gold medal in the individual event, Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan
1998 Becomes first luger - and one of only five Winter Olympians from any sport - to win gold at three consecutive Olympic Games (Albertville in 1992, Lillehammer in 1994, and Nagano in 1998)
2002 Silver medal in the individual event, Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah
2002 Becomes the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympic Games and the first Olympian, summer or winter, to win a medal in the same individual event at five consecutive games

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