Georg Hackl
Chronology
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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