Wolfgang Staudinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Wolfgang Staudinger

luger

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1963

Place of Birth: Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany

Profession: luger

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Wolfgang Staudinger

  • Wolfgang Staudinger (born 8 September 1963 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a West German luger who competed from 1978 to 1989.
  • Together with Thomas Schwab he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Staudinger also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria.
  • He also won two gold medals at the 1988 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany (Men's doubles and mixed team).
  • Staudinger won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title in 1986-7.After retiring from luge, Staudinger became a coach in the sport for such lugers as Robert Fegg and Steffen Skel.
  • In June 2007, he was named head coach of the Canadian luge team.
  • Staudinger is married to Marie-Claude Doyon, who finished seventh in the women's singles event at the 1988 games in Calgary. Wolfgang has a daughter named Rebecca.

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