Georg Hackl
Georg Hackl (born September 9, 1966) is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.
Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.
He won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles. Four years later, he improved his performance to win the gold, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1998. In 1998, he won the gold by clocking the fastest time in all four runs, the first in Olympic history in the men's singles to do so (Vera Zozula of the Soviet Union did that feat in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.). Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Hackl has said that he will retire from active participation and get involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Hackl won a total of 22 medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including ten golds (Men's singles: 1989, 1990, 1997; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), ten silvers (Men's singles: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005; Men's doubles: 1987, Mixed team: 1996, 1997), and two bronzes (Men's singles: 2000, Mixed team: 1999).
At the FIL European Luge Championships, Hackl won ten medals. This included six golds (Men's singles: 1988, 1990; Mixed team: 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002), three silvers (Men's singles: 1994, Mixed team: 1990, 1994), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1992).
He is also a three-time wok racing world champion.
References
- 1966 births
- German lugers
- Living people
- Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic competitors for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- People from Bavaria
- Winter Olympics medalists