Fritz Preissler
Encyclopedia
Fritz Preissler (June 21, 1908 near Liberec
- June 5, 1948 in Straubing
) was a Czechoslovak
luge
r who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. He won four medals at European luge championships with three golds in the men's singles event (1928
, 1929
, 1939
) and a silver in the men's doubles event (1929).
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
- June 5, 1948 in Straubing
Straubing
Straubing is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held....
) was a Czechoslovak
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
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 in the 1920s and 1930s. He won four medals at European luge championships with three golds in the men's singles event (1928
FIL European Luge Championships 1928
The FIL European Luge Championships 1928 took place in Schreiberhau, Germany under the auspices of the Internatioanler Schlittensportsverband , a forerunner to the International Luge Federation.-Men's singles:Kauchska earned his second men's singles medal, fourteen years after earning his...
, 1929
FIL European Luge Championships 1929
The FIL European Luge Championships 1929 took place in Semmering, Austria under the auspices of the Internatioanler Schlittensportsverband , a forerunner to the International Luge Federation.-Men's singles:...
, 1939
FIL European Luge Championships 1939
The FIL European Luge Championships 1939 took place in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia for the second time under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the...
) and a silver in the men's doubles event (1929).