Peter Penz
Austrian luger (born 1984)
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Peter Penz (born 5 April 1984 in Hall in Tirol)[1] is an Austrian former luger who competed between 2003 and 2018. He and doubles partner Georg Fischler took two medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang: a silver in the doubles competition and a bronze in the team relay.[2] They were also gold medallists in the doubles at the 2012 European Luge Championships in Paramonovo. In addition, the pair took six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships: four in the doubles and two in mixed team competitions.[3]
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| Born | 5 April 1984 (age 41) Hall in Tirol, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2007. In the men's doubles event, he finished fifth at the 2008 championships in Oberhof, Germany and sixth at the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy.
In August 2018 Penz and Fischler announced their retirement from competition, in part due to Penz suffering from back pain. He confirmed that he would remain in the sport as a coach with the Austrian Luge Federation.[4] The pair made their last competitive appearance at the 2018–19 Luge World Cup's opening round at Igls in November 2018.[5]
