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Wolfgang Linger

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Wolfgang Linger (born 4 November 1982 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian former luger who competed internationally since 2000. As young children, he and his older brother Andreas learned to luge on a former Olympic luge track, and at age 14 began competing as a doubles team for the first time. 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). Wolfgang Linger is the 4,666th most popular athlete (up from 5,329th in 2024), the 1,338th most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,381st in 2019) and the 55th most popular Austrian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wolfgang Linger ranks 4,666 out of 6,025. Before him are Michael Norman, Katharina Molitor, Paraskevi Papachristou, Olesya Zykina, Deji Aliu, and Ladji Doucouré. After him are Pieta van Dishoeck, Javad Foroughi, Yago Lamela, Sergi Pedrerol, Marc Houtzager, and Darya Pishchalnikova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Wolfgang Linger ranks 964. Before him are Tamilla Abbasova, Tony Allen, Peter Škantár, Jaroslav Soukup, Kristjan Kangur, and David Wright. After him are Gerald Wallace, Živko Gocić, Emilia, Martin Prokop, Victor Gomes, and Ovidiu Petre.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Wolfgang Linger ranks 1,339 out of 1,424. Before him are Sebastian Ofner (1996), Hans Weingartner (1977), Jürgen Patocka (1977), Thomas Sykora (1968), Gerhard Struber (1977), Andreas Schifferer (1974), and Reinfried Herbst (1978). After him are Felix Großschartner (1993), Roman Mählich (1971), Zoë (1996), David Schumacher (2001), and Rainer Schönfelder (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Austria

Among athletes born in Austria, Wolfgang Linger ranks 55. Before him are Doris Neuner (1971), Siegfried Grabner (1975), Christoph Sieber (1971), Brigitte Köck (1970), Angelika Neuner (1969), and Andrea Tagwerker (1970). After him are Martin Rettl (1973), Jakob Schubert (1990), Anna Gasser (1991), Julian Eberhard (1986), Christian Planer (1975), and Eva Pinkelnig (1988).

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