Sigisfredo Mair
Italian luger (1939–1977)
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Josef Siegfried Mair (18 April 1939 – 15 May 1977), known as Sigisfredo Mair, was an Italian luger who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. He was born in the German-speaking town of Toblach in South Tyrol, Italy. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luge | ||
Representing  Italy | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1964 Innsbruck | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
| 1967 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
Mair also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL World Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.
He was killed in a car accident in 1977.
References
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Mair at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-25)
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-02-23)
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)
- Olympic Review information on Mair's death in a car crash in 1977.
External links
- Sigisfredo Mair at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Sigisfredo Mair at Olympedia
- Sigisfredo Mair at InterSportStats
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