Walter Außenendorfer
Walter Außenendorfer 
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| birthday | April 18, 1939 | ||||||||
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Tiers , Italy
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| size | 178 cm | ||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg | ||||||||
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| National squad | since 1959 | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
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Walter Aussendorfer (born April 18, 1939 in Tiers ) is an Italian luge athlete who was part of the Italian national team in the 1960s.
Career
Außenendorfer began his winter sports career as an alpine ski racer . At the age of 15 he won his first adult competition, but switched to luge on the advice of his uncle . In 1959 he started at the Luge World Championships for the first time .
The South Tyrolean celebrated his greatest triumph at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 when he and Siegfried Mair won the bronze medal in the two-seater competition. In the single-seater competition, he had previously finished in 16th place.
At the 1965 Luge World Championships , Außenendorfer finished ninth in the singles and fifth in the doubles.
After the end of his active career, Außenendorfer ran the Hotel Krone in his home village of Tiers , where he was also a local councilor.
Web links
- Walter Außenendorfer in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rennrodeln.eu accessed on July 13, 2011
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| SURNAME | Außenendorfer, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian luge rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tiers , Italy |