Arnold Huber
Arnold Huber (born September 11, 1967 in Bruneck ) is a former luge and bobsled driver from Italy . He belongs to the Huber toboggan and bobsleigh family from South Tyrol .
Life
Arnold Huber was born to Emil Huber and Emma Gruber. As the fourth of seven children, he grew up in the mountain village of Hörschwang, above Montal, in “Bad Ramwald”. Three other brothers celebrated successes in tobogganing and bobsleigh ( Norbert Huber, Günther Huber and Wilfried Huber). Together they won numerous medals at world championships and Olympics.
In the meantime, all of the siblings have withdrawn from active racing, but some of them are still working as trainers. All four brothers were part of the Carabinieri sports group; so the brothers Arnold and Günther were also active as Carabinieri after their sports career .
Today he lives in Montal with his two daughters Viktoria and Laura and his wife Elisabeth.
Career
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At the age of eight, Arnold Huber contested his first race on the natural track , in which he won the first race in the youth class. This was followed by some major successes on the natural track, at Italian championships, FIS races , as well as at the youth world games " Giochi della gioventù ".
At the age of 16, at the request of the trainer Peter Plaikner, Huber switched to the artificial track with his brothers Norbert and Günther. In the same year he qualified for the Junior World Championships in single-seater in Bludenz (AUT), where he finished ninth. In the doubles competition, the duo H. Moroder and A. Huber were not allowed to take part due to the high risk of injury. In the same year, his esteemed trainer Peter Plaikner and his wife were killed in a traffic accident.
In the following years, after a few successful races, he was accepted into the forest guard's sports group. After completing the mandatory one-year military service in the Italian army, he switched to the Carabinieri sports group in autumn 1987, where he a. a. was added by winning the bronze medal at the World Cup. In 1988 he was called up to train the Carabinieri in the winter season and could therefore only contest two races.
In 1990 he won a. a. at the World Championships in Calgary a silver medal and also finished in fifth place. In the same season he won a bronze medal in the team competition at the European Championships in Innsbruck .
From 1991 onwards there were some discrepancies due to repeated coaching changes, as a result of which some athletes, some of which were important races, were no longer nominated. Thus, he could not contest the 1992 Olympics, although he could very well record podium places in that season. These include a gold and a bronze medal at the World Championships in Winterberg (DE).
In 1995 he switched to the bobsleigh team as a pilot in the two and four-man bobsleigh. In 1997 Huber sustained severe knee and thigh injuries during summer training, which is why he had to take a break for the rest of the season and the following year.
Despite his long sports career from 1984 to 2002, Huber could only take part in the Olympic Games once , where he finished fourth in 1994 . At Luge World Championships , he was four times at the start and finished first, second and third two places.
Between 2002 and 2013 he trained the B-team and the next generation of artificial track tobogganers for the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) . He was then commissioned to found the Italian women's national bobsleigh team, which he also trained. Part of this team were u. a. the Olympic champions Antonella Bellutti, Gerda Weißensteiner and Jennifer Isacco. The team has been successful for years.
To honor his sporting successes, Arnold Huber was awarded the " Collare d´oro al merito sportivo " in December 2019 in Rome .
Results
1984-1985
- 9th place Junior World Championships in Bludenz (AUT) single-seater
- 5th place World Cup in Oberhof (GDR) single seater
- 1st place in the International Cup in Olang (ITA) single-seater
- 7th place World Cup in Lake Placid (USA) single-seater
1985-1986
- 1st place World Cup in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 1st place in the American Cup (USA)
- 2nd place American Cup (USA) single-seater
- 2nd place World Cup in Oberhof (GDR) single-seater
- 1st place comparative match Olang (ITA) single-seater
- 1st place Italian Championship Olang (ITA) single-seater
- 1st place Italian Championship Olang (ITA) - doubles
- 6th place in the Igls (AUT) World Cup - doubles
- 8th place European championship in Königsee (GER) single seater
1986-1987
- 3rd place world championships in Königssee (GER) single seater
- 1st place at the "Grand Prix" in Igls (AUT) -Double
- 2nd place at the "Grand Prix" in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 6th place "Panorama-Pokal" in Königsee (GER) single-seater
- 1st place World Cup Lake Placid (USA) single seater
- 1st place World Cup Lake Placid (USA) doubles
- 1st place Italian Championship in Olang (ITA) single-seater
1987-1988
- 2nd place Italian Championship (ITA) single-seater
- 5th place World Cup in Olang (ITA) single seater
- 12th place World Cup Lake Placid (USA) single seater
1988-1989
- 1st place Scandinavia Cup (SWE) team
- 9th place World Cup in Hammerstrand (SWE) single-seater
- 5th place in the World Cup in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 2nd place in the World Cup three-track tour in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 12th place world championship in Winterberg (GER) single seater
1989-1990
- 2nd place World Championships in Calgary (CAN) team
- 5th place World Championship in Calgary (CAN) single-seater
- 3rd place European Championship in Igls (AUT) team
- 4th place at the European Championship in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 1st place at the Grand Prix in Innsbruck (AUT) single-seater
- 3rd place at the Grand Prix in Innsbruck (AUT) single-seater
- 2nd place World Cup in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 3rd place World Cup in Sarajevo (JUG) single-seater
- 6th place in the World Cup in Königsee (GER) single seater
- 2nd place World Cup in Winterberg (GER) single seater
- 2nd place Italian Championship in Königsee (GER) single-seater
- 5th place overall World Cup single-seater
1990-1991
- 1st place World Championship in Winterberg (GER) single-seater
- 3rd place World Championship in Winterberg (GER) team
- 7th place World Cup in Oberhof (GER) single seater
- 8th place World Cup in Königsee (GER) single seater
- 3rd place World Cup in Sarajevo (JUG) single-seater
- 2nd place Italian Championship in Sarajevo (JUG) single-seater
- 3rd place World Cup in Winterberg (GER) single seater
- 5th place overall World Cup single-seater
1991-1992
- 3rd place World Championship in Calgary (CAN) team
- 5th place World Championship in Calgary (CAN) single-seater
- 3rd place World Cup in Altenberg (GER) single seater
- 8th place World Cup in Riga (LAT) single-seater
- 5th place World Cup in Igls (GER) single seater
- 7th place European championship in Winterberg (GER) single seater
1992-1993
- 3rd place Italian championship in Igls (AUT) single seater
- 7th place World Cup in Winterberg (GER) single seater
- 7th place World Cup in Igls (AUT) single-seater
1993-1994
- 4th place Olympic Games in Lillehammer (NOR) single-seater
- 3rd place World Cup in Sigulda (LAT) single-seater
- 5th place World Cup in Sigulda (LAT) single-seater
- 7th place World Cup in Igls (AUT) single-seater
- 4th place "Race of the Champion" in Winterberg (GER) single-seater
- 2nd place Italian championship in Igls (AUT) single seater
- 2nd place World Cup in Alpenberg (GER) single seater
- 9th place European championship in Königsee (GER) single seater
- 5th place European championship in Königsee (GER) single seater
1995 to 2000 ( change to the bobsleigh team)
- 4th + 5th place European championship overall
- 2nd + 3rd + 4th place in the European Cup
2019
- Collaro d´oro al merito sportivo (December 16, 2019)
Web links
- Arnold Huber in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huber, Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian luge and bobsleigh driver (South Tyrol) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brunico |