Josef Lenz
Josef "Sepp" Lenz (born February 8, 1935 in Königssee ) is a former German luge athlete and trainer.
He achieved his greatest success as an active player in 1962 when he won the European title in the single seater. After his career he became a coach (later national coach) and is considered the discoverer and supporter of Georg Hackl . Under his direction, German luge athletes won almost 100 medals at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships. In an accident on the Winterberg toboggan run, Lenz's lower leg of his left leg was severed below the knee in December 1993 when he was caught by the American tobogganist Bethany Calcaterra while cleaning the run .
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (1977)
- Bavarian Sports Prize 2004 in the category "Sporting life's work"
- WinterStar 2008: "Honorary Award" for life's work
Web links
- Josef Lenz in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prize Winner of the Winter Star 2008 ( Memento from January 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lenz, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lenz, Sepp (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German luge athlete and trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigssee |