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Manfred Schmid

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Manfred Schmid (born 6 June 1944 in Liezen) is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event. Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (doubles: 1969, 1970), four silvers (singles: 1969, 1975; doubles: 1967, 1971), and one bronze (singles: 1978). He won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's singles: 1974, Men's doubles: 1971) and three bronzes (Men's singles: 1971, 1973; Men's doubles: 1970). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manfred Schmid is the 1,471st most popular athlete (down from 1,078th in 2019), the 978th most popular biography from Austria (down from 956th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Austrian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Manfred Schmid ranks 1,471 out of 6,025. Before him are Cecil Griffiths, Alois Schnabel, Barbara Ferrell, Fleur Mellor, Matt McGrath, and Pepi Bader. After him are Jacques Cariou, Karl Malmström, Rolf Danneberg, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Henri Cohen, and Väinö Ikonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Manfred Schmid ranks 582. Before him are Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, Abuzed Omar Dorda, Bev Bevan, Alexander Berzin, and Michael Glos. After him are Joachim Marx, Tim Bogert, Ali Hatami, Emanuel Steward, Richard Gant, and Joy Fleming.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Manfred Schmid ranks 978 out of 1,424. Before him are Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten (1861), Werner Schlager (1972), Michael Häupl (1949), Grete Mostny (1914), Alois Schnabel (1910), and Mario Haas (1974). After him are Otto Leodolter (1936), Norbert Hofer (1971), Leopold Wohlrab (1912), Franz Gabl (1921), Max Stiepl (1914), and Walter Abish (1931).

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Among ATHLETES In Austria

Among athletes born in Austria, Manfred Schmid ranks 14. Before him are Hans Haas (1906), Josef Feistmantl (1939), Rupert Hollaus (1931), Fiorenzo Marini (1914), Siegfried Purner (1915), and Alois Schnabel (1910). After him are Max Stiepl (1914), Josef Kloimstein (1929), Ferdinand Kiefler (1913), Maximilian Raub (1926), Leo Losert (1902), and Franz Bistricky (1914).

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