Walter Kluge
Encyclopedia
Walter Kluge was a German
luge
r who competed during the 1930s.He was an active fighter against German fashism and was kill on April, 22nd 1944 in prison in Brandenburg-Goerden
. He won six medals at the European luge championships with four golds (Men's doubles: 1934
, 1935
, 1938
, 1939
) and two silvers (Men's singles: 1938, Men's doubles: 1937
)
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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 1930s.He was an active fighter against German fashism and was kill on April, 22nd 1944 in prison in Brandenburg-Goerden
Brandenburg-Görden Prison
Brandenburg-Görden Prison is located on Anton-Saefkow-Allee in the Görden section of Brandenburg an der Havel. Erected between 1927 and 1935, it was built to be the most secure and modern prison in Europe. It was a Zuchthaus for inmates with lengthy or life sentences at hard labor, as well as...
. He won six medals at the European luge championships with four golds (Men's doubles: 1934
FIL European Luge Championships 1934
The FIL European Luge Championships 1934 took place in Ilmenau, Germany under the auspices of the Internatioanler Schlittensportsverband , a forerunner to the International Luge Federation.-Men's singles:...
, 1935
FIL European Luge Championships 1935
The FIL European Luge Championships 1935 took place in Krynica, Poland under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957.-Men's singles:-Women's...
, 1938
FIL European Luge Championships 1938
The FIL European Luge Championships 1938 took place in Salzburg, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957.-Men's singles:Tietze...
, 1939
FIL European Luge Championships 1939
The FIL European Luge Championships 1939 took place in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia for the second time under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the...
) and two silvers (Men's singles: 1938, Men's doubles: 1937
FIL European Luge Championships 1937
The FIL European Luge Championships 1937 took place in Oslo, Norway under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957.-Men's singles:-Women's...
)