Franz Wembacher
Luge, Olympic athlete
1958 –
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Who is Franz Wembacher?
Franz Wembacher was a West German luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Wembacher also won three bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships. At the FIL European Luge Championships, he also won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1982.
Wembacher's best overall Luge World Cup finish was second in men's doubles in 1982-3.
His brother Anton Wembacher was also a luger.
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1958
Bischofswiesen - Also known as
- Вембахер, Франц
- Nationality
- Germany
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on July 23, 2013
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