Gerhard Pilz (born August 17, 1965) is an Austria

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 from 1985 to 2007. A natural track luger, he won ten 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 five gold (Singles: 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:***...

, 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:***...

, 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:...

, 1994

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994 took place in Gsies, Italy. This was the second time the city had hosted the event having done so in 1990.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 1996

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1996

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1996 took place in Oberperfuss, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

), four silver (Singles: 2000

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000 took place in Olang-Valdaora, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

, 2003

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2003

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2003 took place in Železniki, Slovenia.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 2007

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007 took place in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. It is the first time that the championships were held outside of Europe.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Mixed team:-Medal table:...

. Mixed team: 2003), and one bronze (Singles: 2001

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria. This marked the first time the championships were held in consecutive years since the first two championships were held in 1979 and 1980...

).

Pilz found less success 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...

 in the men's singles event, winning only four medals (gold: 2002

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 took place in Frantschach, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, 2004

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 took place in Hüttau, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

; silver: 1989

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, bronze: 1997

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina followed up her silver medal at the previous championships with a gold medal this time.-Men's doubles:...

).

Pilz retired at the end of the 2006-07 season.