- Markus Schiegl
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Medal record Luge World Championships Gold 1996 Altenberg Men's doubles Gold 1996 Altenberg Mixed team Gold 1997 Igls Men's doubles Gold 1997 Igls Mixed team Gold 1999 Königssee Mixed team Silver 1993 Calgary Mixed team Silver 1999 Königssee Men's doubles Silver 2003 Sigulda Men's doubles Silver 2007 Igls Men's doubles Silver 2008 Oberhof Mixed team Bronze 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team Bronze 2000 St. Moritz Mixed team Bronze 2001 Calgary Men's doubles Bronze 2008 Oberhof Men's doubles European Championships Silver 2002 Altenberg Men's doubles Bronze 1998 Oberhof Men's doubles Bronze 2000 Winterberg Men's doubles Bronze 2002 Altenberg Mixed team Bronze 2010 Sigulda Men's doubles Markus Schiegl (born 07.06.1975 in Kufstein) is an Austrian luger who has competed from 1987 to 2010. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1997; Mixed team: 1996,1997, 1999), five silvers (Men's doubles: 1999, 2003, 2007; Mixed team: 1993, 2008), and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2001, 2008; Mixed team: 1995, 2000). Schiegl competes in doubles with his younger cousin Tobias.
Schiegl also won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one silver (Men's doubles: 2002) and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 1998, 2000, 2010; Mixed team: 2002).
Competing in four Winter Olympics, his best finish in the men's doubles event was fourth twice (1998 and 2006).
Schiegl's best overall Luge World Cup finish was second in men's doubles (1993-4, 1998-9).
Since his retirement, Schiegl will concentrate on his career as a police officer.
References
- FIL-Luge profile
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (German)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- Schiegl/Schiegl erklären Rücktritt at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (12 October 2010 article accessed 19 October 2010.)
Six per team 1989: Italy (Hansjörg Raffl, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Gerda Weissensteiner, Veronika Oberhuber & Norbert Huber) · 1990: East Germany (Jens Müller, Thomas Jacob, Gabriele Kohlisch, Susi Erdmann, Jörg Hoffmann & Jochen Pietzsch) · 1991: Germany (Georg Hackl, Jens Müller, Susi Erdmann, Gabriele Kohlisch, Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt) · 1993: Germany (Georg Hackl, René Friedl, Gabriele Kohlisch, Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt) · 1995: Germany (Georg Hackl, Jens Müller, Gabriele Kohlisch, Susi Erdmann, Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt) · 1996: Austria (Markus Prock, Markus Schmidt, Angelika Neuner, Andrea Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl & Markus Schiegl) · 1997: Austria (Markus Prock, Gerhard Gleirscher, Andrea Tagwerker, Angelika Neuner, Tobias Schiegl & Markus Schiegl)
Four per team 1999: Austria (Markus Prock, Andrea Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl & Markus Schiegl) · 2000: Germany (Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar, Steffen Skel & Steffen Wöller) · 2001: Germany (Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar, Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch) · 2003: Germany (Georg Hackl, Sylke Otto, Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch) · 2004: Germany (David Möller, Barbara Niedernhuber, Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch) · 2005: Germany (Georg Hackl, Sylke Otto, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2007: Germany (David Möller, Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch)
Four per team as relay 2008: Germany (Felix Loch, Tatjana Hüfner, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2009: Germany (Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2011: Cancelled
Categories:- 1968 births
- Austrian lugers
- Olympic lugers of Austria
- Living people
- Lugers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Austrian luge biography stubs
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