Corrado Herin is an Italian

Italy

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 luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

r who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. A natural track luger, he won four medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1979. These championships are shown for natural tracks...

 with two gold in the doubles (1986

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1986

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1986 took place in Fénis-Aosta, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1992

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992 took place in Bad Goisern, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina is the first person not from Austria or Italy to win a World Luge Natural Track Championship event.-Men's doubles:...

) and two silvers at the 1990

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1990

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina becomes the first person not from Austria or Italy to medal at the championships.-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 event (singles, doubles).

Herin also won three medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation , have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships...

 with one gold (1993

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1993

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1993 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

) and two silvers (1985

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This was the first time the championships did not take place either in Austria or in Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...

, 1987

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1987

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1987 took place in Jesenice, Yugoslavia.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

).

Herin was involved with mountain biking

Mountain biking

Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...

 during his career in luge during the 1990s, winning a bronze medal in the downhill event at the 1994 World Mountain Biking Championships in Vail, Colorado

Vail, Colorado

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. He remained active in mountain biking from 1997 to 2002 after retiring from luge.

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