Fritz Preissler

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Fritz Preissler (* 21st June 1908 in Hanichen in Liberec , Bohemia , † 5. June 1948 in Straubing ) was a German Bohemian luger .

Fritz Preissler, who started for Czechoslovakia , was one of the most successful luge athletes in the early days of organized sport. In 1928, 1929 and again in 1939 Preissler became European champion. In 1929 he won the silver medal in the two-seater in Semmering, Austria , together with the first European champion from 1914, Rudolf Kauschka . German champion was Preissler in 1930, 1935 and 1940.

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SURNAME Preissler, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech-German toboggan runner
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanichen b. Reichenberg, Sudetenland
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 1948
Place of death Straubing