About Karl Brunner
Born 1951. Karl Brunner is an Italian luger.
Karl Brunner (born 19 May 1951 in Olang) is an Italian luger who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Brunner also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two medals in men's singles (gold: 1971, silver: 1979) and one in men's doubles (silver: 1977). He also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold (Men's singles: 1980) and two bronzes (Men's singles: 1977, Men's doubles: 1979).
Brunner also won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1977-8, 1978-9, 1982-3) and had his best overall men's single World Cup finish of second in 1979-80.
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Who is Karl Brunner?
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When was Karl Brunner born?
Karl Brunner was born on 19 May 1951 in Olang.
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Karl Brunner is a luger.
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Karl Brunner is Italian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Karl Brunner (luger)
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