Fritz Nachmann
German luger
Fritz Nachmann (born 16 August 1929) is a West German former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He was born in Kreuth. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Nachmann also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in men's doubles (gold: FIL World Luge Championships 1957, FIL World Luge Championships 1958; silver: FIL World Luge Championships 1962, bronze: FIL World Luge Championships 1955) and one medal in men's singles (gold: FIL World Luge Championships 1963). He also won a silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany.
References
DatabaseOlympics.com information on Nachmann at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 August 2007)
Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2010)
Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
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