Hansjörg Raffl
Italian luger (born 1958)
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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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luge | ||
 | 1994 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
 | 1992 Albertville | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1989 Winterberg | Mixed team |
| 1990 Calgary | Men's doubles |
| 1983 Lake Placid | Men's doubles |
| 1989 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
| 1990 Calgary | Mixed team |
| 1993 Calgary | Men's doubles |
| 1991 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
| 1991 Winterberg | Mixed team |
| 1993 Calgary | Mixed team |
| European Championships | ||
| 1992 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
| 1994 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| 1988 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| 1990 Igls | Men's doubles |
| 1984 Olang | Men's doubles |
| 1986 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
| 1988 Königssee | Mixed team |
| 1990 Igls | Mixed team |
| 1992 Winterberg | Mixed team |
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).[1]
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.