Erwin Eichelberger
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Erwin Eichelberger was an Austria
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r who competed in the 1970s. A natural track luger, he won three medals at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
with a silver (Singles: 1974
) and two bronzes (Singles: 1971
, Doubles: 1975
).
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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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 in the 1970s. A natural track luger, he won three medals 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 a silver (Singles: 1974
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1974
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1974 took place in Niedernsill, Austria.-Men's singles:Graber becomes the first non-Austrian to win the men's singles event at the natural track European Championships.-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...
) and two bronzes (Singles: 1971
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1971
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1971 took place in Vandans, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, Doubles: 1975
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1975
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1975 took place in Feld am See, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Niederscheider won her third gold in the last four natural track European championships and fourth in the past five....
).