Anton Winkler
Anton Winkler (born February 23, 1954 in Bischofswiesen ; † October 8, 2016 in Berchtesgaden ) was one of the most successful luge athletes of the second half of the 1970s .
In 1978, Anton Winkler was the first overall winner of the newly introduced Luge World Cup ahead of the great Italian luge rider Paul Hildgartner . At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , Winkler won the bronze medal, at the 1978 World Championships in Imst he was second, and the year before, third in Igls . In 1979 he won bronze again together with Anton Wembacher , this time in a two-seater. In 1977 he was European champion at the European Championships in Königssee . German champion was Winkler in 1976 and 1980. In addition, there are the German junior championships 1970 to 1973 of the athlete starting for RC Berchtesgaden .
Winkler started for the RC Berchtesgaden . After his active career, he became a volunteer trainer at the Berchtesgaden-Königssee base. He also acted as FIL referee at races at Königssee for many years. He died after a serious illness at the age of 62.
Web links
- Anton Winkler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- The BSD mourns Anton Winkler
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winkler, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German luge rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bischofswiesen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 2016 |
| Place of death | Berchtesgaden |