About Hansjörg Raffl
Born 1958. Hansjörg Raffl is an Italian luger.
Hansjörg Raffl (born 29 January 1958 in Olang) is an Italian former luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event: a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.
Raffl also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1990, Mixed team: 1989), four silvers (1983, 1989, 1993; Mixed team: 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 1991, Mixed team: 1991, 1993).
He also won nine medals in the FIL European Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994), two silvers (Men's doubles: 1988, 1990), and five bronzes (Men's doubles: 1984, 1986; Mixed team: 1988, 1990, 1992).
Raffll also won 26 World Cup races and eight World Cup overall men's doubles titles (1982–3, 1984–5, 1985–6, 1988–9, 1989–90, 1990–1, 1991–2, 1992–3). His best World Cup overall finish in the men's singles was second in 1978–9.
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Who is Hansjörg Raffl?
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Hansjörg Raffl was born on 29 January 1958 in Olang.
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Hansjörg Raffl is a luger.
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Hansjörg Raffl is Italian.
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