Robert Batkowski (born May 16, 1978) 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 has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won three 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 two golds (Men's singles: 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:***...

, Mixed team: 2005

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2005

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

) and one silver (Men's singles: 2011

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2011

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2011 took place 26-30 January in Umhausen, Austria.-Men's singles:Run 1 took place after the second run of the women's single event after 18:30 CET on 29 January...

).

Batkowski earned three medals in the men's single events 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 one gold (2008

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2008

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2008 was held 15-17 February in Olang, Italy. The Italians won the most medals in this event with five despite not winning any of the three events.-Men's singles:...

) and two silvers (1999

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This is the second this city has hosted these championships, doing so previously in 1985.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

, 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:***...

).