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Manfred Stengl

Manfred Stengl

Austrian motorcycle racer, luger, and bobsledder

Manfred Stengl (April 1, 1946 – June 6, 1992) was an Austrian luger, bobsleigher and motorcycle road racer.

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Stengl was born in Salzburg.[1] He worked as a road-building engineer.[2]

He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1][3][4] Stengl also won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.[5]

In the 1970s, Stengl turned his attention to bobsleigh, winning a bronze in the four-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia, Italy.[6]

Stengl was also active in motorcycle racing, participating in many events from the late 1960s and until his death.[7][8]

He died in a motorcycle accident during the 1992 Isle of Man TT while competing in the Senior TT category.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Biographien: Feistmantl/Stengl - Gold im Doppelsitzer", Österreichischen Olympiamuseum (in German), retrieved 29 April 2019
  2. [2]
    Gebetsberger, Egon (April 2006), "Competitor Profile: Manfred Stengl", iomtt, retrieved 29 April 2019
  3. [3]
    "Men's Luge Olympic Medals", fuzilogik, archived from the original on 21 February 2010, retrieved 29 April 2019
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    "Olympic Luge and Skeleton Medalists", HickockSports.com, archived from the original on 30 June 2007, retrieved 29 April 2019
  5. [5]
    "Kunstbahn-Rennrodeln Europameisterschaften", Eiskanal.com (in German), archived from the original on 25 March 2008, retrieved 29 April 2019
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    "Bobsleigh World Championships: Men: 4-Man", Sports123.com, archived from the original on 11 December 2007, retrieved 29 April 2019
  7. [7]
    Peter Krackowizer, Neumarkt am Wallersee. "Österreichische Motorradennfahrerlegende Manfred Stengl". www.reisemosaik.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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    "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 25 December 2023.


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