Peter Gschnitzer (born July 10, 1953) was 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 during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...

 in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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Gschnitzer also won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1977 FIL World Luge Championships

FIL World Luge Championships 1977

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 in Igls, Austria

Austria

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. He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1979 FIL European Luge Championships

FIL European Luge Championships 1979

The FIL European Luge Championships 1979 took place in Oberhof, East Germany.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 in Oberhof, East Germany

Oberhof, Germany

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Gschnitzer also won the overall Luge World Cup title in men's doubles in the first two seasons of the World Cup's existence (1977-8, 1978-9).