Georg Hackl
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Nickname | Hackl Schorsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Berchtesgaden,[1]Bavaria, ![]() | 9 September 1966||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event(s) | Men's singles, Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | RC Berchtesgaden[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georg Hackl(German pronunciation:[ˈhakl̩ʃɔʁʃ] ;born 9 September 1966), often namedHackl Schorsch,is a German formerlugerwho was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately asHackl-Schorschor as theSpeedingWeißwurst,a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.
Biography
[edit]Hackl was born inBerchtesgaden,Bavaria. He took up luge as part of hisphysical educationlessons whilst at school, learning to slide at theKönigssee track.[3]
Hackl was known for his rivalry withMarkus Prock,with Prock being dominant in World Cup competition whilst Hackl consistently achieved success at the Winter Olympics. Although Hackl was not as natural an athlete as Prock, he was noted as being extremely skilled at setting up his sled to suit particular ice conditions on a given day. In addition his coach and former lugerThomas Schwabhighlighted Hackl's mental strength as being key to his success.[3]
He won his first Winter Olympic Gameslugemedal in 1988 inCalgary,when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles. Four years later, he improved his performance to win the gold, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1998. In 1998, he won the gold by clocking the fastest time in all four runs, the first in Olympic history in the men's singles to do so (Vera Zozulaof theSoviet Uniondid that feat in the women's singles event at the1980 Winter OlympicsinLake Placid,New York). That year he was named asGerman Sportsman of the Year.[4]Hackl won the silver medal again in the2002 Games,becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Winter Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the2006 Winter Olympics.
Hackl has retired from active participation and got involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics. He is responsible for a group of German lugers nicknamed the "Sunshine Training Group", alongsidePatric Leitner,with Hackl having responsibility for their sleds. Members of the group includeFelix Loch,Natalie Geisenberger,Tobias WendlandTobias Arlt,who between them took a clean sweep of the gold medals inluge at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5][6][7]
Hackl won a total of 22 medals at theFIL World Luge Championships,including ten golds (Men's singles:1989,1990,1997;Mixed team:1991,1993,1995,2000,2001,2003,2005), ten silvers (Men's singles: 1991, 1993, 1995,1996,2001,2004,2005; Men's doubles:1987,Mixed team: 1996, 1997), and two bronzes (Men's singles: 2000, Mixed team:1999).
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At theFIL European Luge Championships,Hackl won twelve medals. This included seven golds (Men's singles:1988,1990;Mixed team: 1988,1992,1996,2000,2002), four silvers (Men's singles:1994,2000; Mixed team: 1990, 1994), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1992).
He won the overallLuge World Cuptitle in men's singles twice (1988–9, 1989–90) and also had his best overall finish of second in men's doubles twice (1986–7, 1987–8).
Hackl is also a nine-timewok racingworld champion.
He was inducted into theInternational Luge Federation's Hall of Fame in 2013.[8]
In 1999, Hackl married his long-term girlfriend, Margit (née Datzmann).[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcFIL-Luge profileArchived12 June 2008 at theWayback Machine,accessed 3 December 2010
- ^abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Georg Hackl".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 29 January 2010.Retrieved3 December2010.
- ^abLayden, Tim (9 February 1998)."Born To Luge Georg Hackl is a techno whiz, Markus Prock is a natural athlete. The Olympics have belonged to Hackl, the World Cup circuit to Prock. Now, the final act of one of the greatest, if most obscure, rivalries in sports is about to begin".Sports Illustrated.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^ab"Hackl rodelt ins Eheglück"[Hackl slides into marital bliss].spiegel.de(in German). 16 May 1999.Retrieved13 January2019.
- ^Palmer, Justin (11 February 2014)."Geisenberger wins gold but team discord evident".reuters.Retrieved11 February2014.
- ^Doyle, Amanda (18 July 2013)."Americans hoping to upset German's luge dynasty".NBC Olympics.Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2014.Retrieved12 February2014.
- ^Harder, Wolfgang (May 2014)."All four gold medals go to the" Sunshine Training Group ""(PDF).FIL Magazine.Vol. 1, no. 51. Berchtesgaden, Germany:International Luge Federation.p. 9.Archived(PDF)from the original on 9 October 2022.Retrieved12 January2019.
- ^"Georg Hackl: official induction to the" Hall of Fame "".International Luge Federation.10 January 2013.Retrieved12 February2014.
- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's lugeat theWayback Machine(archived 21 February 2010)
- Hickoksports results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.at theWayback Machine(archived 30 June 2007)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.atarchive.today(archived 4 December 2012)
- List of European luge championsat theWayback Machine(archived 25 March 2008)(in German)
- IOC profile
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.at theWayback Machine(archived 6 February 2008)
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.at theWayback Machine(archived 6 February 2008)
External links
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- Georg Hacklat theInternational Luge Federation(archive)
- Georg HacklatOlympics
- Georg Hacklat Olympic.org (archived)
- Georg HacklatOlympedia
- 1966 births
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