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Wolfgang Scheidel (born 1 March 1943) is an East German former luger who won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold in the men's doubles (1965) and two bronzes in the men's singles (1969, 1970). He won a pair of silver medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1970, 1971).[1]

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Wolfgang Scheidel

Scheidel on a stamp of Ajman
Personal information
Born	1 March 1943 (1943-03) (age 79) Erfurt, Germany
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Luge
Club	ASK Vorwärts Oberhof
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo Singles World championships 1965 Davos Doubles 1969 Königssee Singles 1970 Königssee Singles European Championships 1970 Hammarstrand Singles 1971 Imst Singles

After retiring from competitions Scheidel trained young lugers at ASK Oberhof until 1977, and after that worked as a sports instructor in a recreation home of the National People's Army. After the German reunification he ran an oxygen station in his home town of Ilmenau.[1]

References

External links

• DatabaseOlympics.com information on Scheidel
• Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• List of European luge champions (in German)

На других языках

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- [en] Wolfgang Scheidel

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[fr] Wolfgang Scheidel

Wolfgang Scheidel, né le 9 mars 1943 à Erfurt dans le Thuringe[1], est un lugeur est-allemand. Il a notamment remporté le titre olympique de la discipline lors des Jeux olympiques de 1972 à Sapporo au Japon. Il a également gagné le titre de champion du monde en double en 1965 à Davos en Suisse ainsi que deux fois la médaille de bronze en 1969 et 1970.

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[it] Wolfgang Scheidel

Wolfgang Scheidel (Erfurt, 9 marzo 1943) è un ex slittinista tedesco orientale, vincitore di una medaglia d'oro ai Giochi olimpici di Sapporo 1972. Dopo la riunificazione della Germania (1990), acquisì la cittadinanza tedesca.

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[ru] Шайдель, Вольфганг

Вольфганг Шайдель (нем. Wolfgang Scheidel; 9 марта 1943, Эрфурт, Германия) — немецкий саночник, олимпийский чемпион, чемпион мира, выступавший за сборную ГДР в середине 1960-х — начале 1970-х годов. Принимал участие в двух зимних Олимпийских играх, на соревнованиях 1968 года в Гренобле, выступая в программе мужских одиночных заездов, не смог пройти трассу из-за дисквалификации. На играх 1972 года в Саппоро в той же дисциплине по итогам всех заездов поднялся на первое место и получил золотую медаль.

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