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Andreas Linger

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Andreas Linger (born 31 May 1981 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian former luger who competed internationally since 2000. He and his younger brother Wolfgang began luging at a very young age, and did their first doubles run when they were 14. Linger has won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (Men's doubles: 2003, 2011 and 2012) and two bronzes (Mixed team: 2003 and men's doubles: 2013). He also earned seven medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold (Men's doubles: 2010), three silvers (Men's doubles: 2008, Mixed team: 2008, 2010), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 2004 and 2014, Mixed team: 2004). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Andreas Linger is the 5,219th most popular athlete (down from 4,856th in 2024), the 1,379th most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,355th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Austrian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Andreas Linger ranks 5,215 out of 6,025. Before him are Aleš Valenta, and Darnell Hall. After him are Richard Schmidt, Yuki Yokosawa, Christian Yelich, Nikki Stone, Gian Simmen, Ronald Pognon, Aleksander Śliwka, Philip Milanov, Gina Lückenkemper, and Gabriel Medina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Andreas Linger ranks 1,207. Before him are Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Shola Ameobi, Charlie Bewley, Anne-Laure Viard, Daniela Meuli, and Kessarin Ektawatkul. After him are Jesús Hernández, Kasper Søndergaard, Zhao Ruirui, Katrin Mattscherodt, Martin Tomczyk, and Lorena Guréndez.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Andreas Linger ranks 1,379 out of 1,424. Before him are Marco Schwarz (1995), Thomas Diethart (1992), Felix Gall (1998), Markus Suttner (1987), Vincent Kriechmayr (1991), and Bettina Plank (1992). After him are Thomas Rohregger (1982), Manfred Pranger (1978), Cornelia Hütter (1992), Phillipp Mwene (1994), Paenda (1988), and Sandra Klemenschits (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Austria

Among athletes born in Austria, Andreas Linger ranks 63. Before him are Jakob Schubert (1990), Anna Gasser (1991), Julian Eberhard (1986), Christian Planer (1975), Eva Pinkelnig (1988), and Bettina Plank (1992). After him are Lisa Theresa Hauser (1993), Lukas Weißhaidinger (1992), Julia Dujmovits (1987), Ivona Dadic (1993), Gerhard Mayer (1980), and Magdalena Lobnig (null).

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