Raimund Pigneter was an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 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 late 1970s and early 1980s. A natural track luger, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1980

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1980 took place in Passeier, Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 in Passeier, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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Pigneter also won two medals in the men's doubles event 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 gold in 1985

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This was the first time the championships did not take place either in Austria or in Italy.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...

 and a silver in 1983

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1983

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1983 took place in St. Konrad, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

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He is the father of Patrick

Patrick Pigneter

Patrick Pigneter is an Italian luger who has competed since 2007. A natural track luger, he won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with four golds , two silvers , and three bronzes Patrick Pigneter (born July 19, 1987) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2007. A...

who competes in natural track luge.