Torsten Wustlich
German luger (born 1977)
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Torsten Wustlich (born 2 February 1977 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony) is a German former luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with André Florschütz, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's luge | ||
Representing  Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2006 Turin | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2001 Calgary | Men's doubles |
| 2005 Park City | Men's doubles |
| 2005 Park City | Mixed team |
| 2008 Oberhof | Men's doubles |
| 2008 Oberhof | Mixed team |
| 2009 Lake Placid | Mixed team |
| 1999 Königssee | Mixed team |
| 2004 Nagano | Men's doubles |
| 2009 Lake Placid | Men's doubles |
| World Cup Championships | ||
| 2009–10 | Men's doubles |
| 2000–01 | Men's doubles |
| 2003–04 | Men's doubles |
| 2004–05 | Men's doubles |
 | 2005–06 | Men's doubles |
Wustlich also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with six golds (Men's doubles: 2001, 2005, 2008; Mixed team: 2005, 2008, 2009) and three silvers (Men's doubles: 2004, 2009; Mixed team: 1999).
His best overall finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was fifth in the men's doubles event twice (2004, 2008).
Wustlich's best overall finish in the men's doubles Luge World Cup was second three times (2000-1, 2003-4, 2004-5).
References
- After Leitner/Resch and Grimette/Martin. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (30 March 2010 article accessed 30 March 2010.)
- FIL-Luge profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2012)
- 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 Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-30)
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)
External links
- Torsten Wustlich at the International Luge Federation (archive)
- Torsten Wustlich at Olympedia
- Torsten Wustlich at Olympics.com
- Torsten Wustlich at Olympic.org (archived)
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