Jochen Asche
Encyclopedia
Jochen Asche was an East German luge
r who competed during the 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships
in Krynica, Poland
. He was an athlete of the Wintersportverein und Bobclub Friedrichroda
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 during the 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1962 FIL World Luge Championships
FIL World Luge Championships 1962
The FIL World Luge Championships 1962 took place in Krynica, Poland. This was the city's second time hosting the event, doing so previously in 1955.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Krynica, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He was an athlete of the Wintersportverein und Bobclub Friedrichroda