Reinhold Senn
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Reinhold Senn (born December 6, 1936) was an Austria
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r who competed during the 1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
in Innsbruck
.
He was born in Imst
.
At the 1961 FIL World Luge Championships
in Girenbad
, Switzerland
, Senn won bronze medals in the men's singles and men's doubles event. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships
in Königssee
, West Germany
.
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 during the 1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
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He was born in Imst
Imst
Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level...
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At the 1961 FIL World Luge Championships
FIL World Luge Championships 1961
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Girenbad
Girenbad
Girenbad is a village in the municipality Hinwil in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.- External links :*...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Senn won bronze medals in the men's singles and men's doubles event. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships
FIL European Luge Championships 1967
The FIL European Luge Championships 1967 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled from 1963 to 1966.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:...
in Königssee
Schönau am Königsee
Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake....
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
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