Manfred Schmid
Austrian luger (born 1944)
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Manfred Schmid (born 6 June 1944 in Liezen)[1] is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Luge | ||
Representing  Austria | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1968 Grenoble | Men's singles |
 | 1968 Grenoble | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
| 1969 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| 1970 Königssee | Men's doubles |
| 1967 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
| 1969 Königssee | Men's singles |
| 1971 Olang | Men's doubles |
| 1975 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
 | 1978 Imst | Men's singles |
| European Championships | ||
| 1971 Imst | Men's doubles |
| 1974 Imst | Men's singles |
| 1970 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
| 1971 Imst | Men's singles |
| 1973 Königssee | Men's singles |
Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (doubles: 1969, 1970), four silvers (singles: 1969, 1975; doubles: 1967, 1971), and one bronze (singles: 1978). He won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's singles: 1974, Men's doubles: 1971) and three bronzes (Men's singles: 1971, 1973; Men's doubles: 1970).
Schmid finished third in the overall Luge World Cup men's singles championship in 1977–78.
