Georg Hackl
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Georg Hackl (born September 9, 1966 in Berchtesgaden) is a German luger and a three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.
Hackl won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, 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 to do so. Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Hackl has said that he will retire from active participation and get involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Hackl won the World Championships in 1989, 1990 and 1997.cs:Georg Hackl de:Georg Hackl fr:Georg Hackl it:Georg Hackl nl:Georg Hackl ja:ゲオルク・ハックル fi:Georg Hackl sv:Georg Hackl
Categories: 1966 births | Living people | German lugers | Olympic competitors for Germany | Competitors at the 1988 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1992 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1994 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1998 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 2002 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics medalists