Erwin Thaler
Erwin Thaler (born May 21, 1930 in Innsbruck ; † November 29, 2001 ) was an Austrian bobsleigh athlete .
Career
Erwin Thaler celebrated his first international success in 1963 in Igls as a bronze medalist in the four-man bobsleigh together with Adolf Koxeder , Josef Nairz and Reinhold Durnthaler . In 1964, together with Durnthaler, Koxeder and Nairz, he won the silver medal behind the four-man bobsleigh run by Canadian Victor Emery at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. In the two-man bobsleigh, the pilot came eighth. In 1965 he and Koxeder won the gold medal in two in Cortina d'Ampezzo . They both repeated this success a year later in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and with Durnthaler in 1967 in Igls. In 1967 he won the world title in the two-man bobsleigh with Durnthaler in L'Alpe d'Huez . At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , Thaler repeated his success from Innsbruck in the four-man bobsleigh with Durnthaler, Herbert Gruber and Josef Eder and won the silver medal behind the bobsleigh of the Italian Eugenio Monti . In the two-man bobsleigh, he just missed a second medal in fourth place. In 1969, the Thaler / Durnthaler doubles won the European Championship title in the two-man bobsleigh in Cervina .
In 1996 he received the Silver Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria .
Web links
- Erwin Thaler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of winners of the Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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| SURNAME | Thaler, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian bobsleigh athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Innsbruck , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 2001 |