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Paul Hildgartner

Full name: Paul Hildgartner
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Born: June 8, 1952 in Chienes, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
Affiliations: Slittino Club Kiens
Country: ITA Italy
Sport: Luge

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver (3 Total)

Biography

One of the few lugers to win three Olympic medals and two gold medals, Paul Hildgartner uniquely won his gold medals 12 years apart. In 1972, Hildgartner joined Walter Plaikner to win the Olympic doubles luge gold medal. He then turned to singles luge exclusively, earning a silver medal in 1980 and winning the Olympic title in 1984 at Sarajevo. Hildgartner was also World Champion in singles in 1978, and in doubles in 1971 (with Plaikner). Hildgartner was the singles World Cup leader in both 1981 and 1983.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Men's Singles Italy ITA 8
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Mixed (Men)'s Doubles Italy-1 ITA 1T Gold
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Men's Singles Italy ITA AC DNF
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Mixed (Men)'s Doubles Italy-2 ITA 11
1980 Winter 27 Lake Placid Luge Men's Singles Italy ITA 2 Silver
1984 Winter 31 Sarajevo Luge Men's Singles Italy ITA 1 Gold
1988 Winter 35 Calgary Luge Men's Singles Italy ITA 10

Men's Singles

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IT1 IR1 IT2 IR2 ST1 SR1 ST2 SR2 IT3 IR3 IT4 IR4 ST3 SR3 ST4 SR4
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy ITA Final Standings 8 3:30.55
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy ITA Run 1 12 53.66 16.27 =10 30.76 11 14.49 11 22.90 12
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy ITA Run 2 6 52.76 16.13 7 30.40 =6 14.27 =3 22.36 =5
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy ITA Run 3 5 51.94 16.04 =4 30.11 4 14.07 3 21.83 5
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy ITA Run 4 9T 52.19 16.13 =15 30.32 9 14.19 9 21.87 9
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy ITA Final Standings AC DNF
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy ITA Run 1 17 54.348
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy ITA Run 2 12 53.373
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy ITA Run 3 23 53.828
1980 Winter 27 Lake Placid Luge Italy ITA Final Standings 2 2:55.372
1980 Winter 27 Lake Placid Luge Italy ITA Run 1 5 43.652 12.083 4 20.824 4 8.741 =4 9.992 6 30.816 6 36.162 5 5.346 4 7.490 4
1980 Winter 27 Lake Placid Luge Italy ITA Run 2 4 44.000 12.094 20.949 5 8.855 10.151 8 31.100 7 36.490 6 5.390 2 7.510 3
1980 Winter 27 Lake Placid Luge Italy ITA Run 3 2 43.708 12.082 3 20.845 3 8.763 4 10.040 2 30.885 4 36.269 2 5.384 2 7.439 2
1980 Winter 27 Lake Placid Luge Italy ITA Run 4 3 44.012 12.149 4 20.947 4 8.798 4 10.075 4 31.022 4 36.430 3 5.408 3 7.582 3
1984 Winter 31 Sarajevo Luge Italy ITA Final Standings 1 3:04.258
1984 Winter 31 Sarajevo Luge Italy ITA Run 1 3 46.182 10.668 5 21.122 7 10.454 5 8.691 1 29.813 2 37.822 2 8.009 3 8.360 4
1984 Winter 31 Sarajevo Luge Italy ITA Run 2 2 46.271 10.677 5 21.123 4 10.446 2 8.733 29.856 37.905 1 8.049 8.366 4
1984 Winter 31 Sarajevo Luge Italy ITA Run 3 1 45.871 10.592 3 20.986 1 10.394 1 8.676 1 29.662 1 37.620 1 7.958 1 8.251 1
1984 Winter 31 Sarajevo Luge Italy ITA Run 4 1 45.934 10.667 8 21.059 4 10.392 1 8.634 1 29.693 2 37.660 2 7.967 2 8.274 1
1988 Winter 35 Calgary Luge Italy ITA Final Standings 10 3:07.696
1988 Winter 35 Calgary Luge Italy ITA Run 1 12 46.844 9.232 12 24.659 14 15.427 =12 12.523 13 37.182 13 9.662 10
1988 Winter 35 Calgary Luge Italy ITA Run 2 8 46.854 9.230 12 24.677 12 15.447 15 12.521 8 37.198 11 9.656 6
1988 Winter 35 Calgary Luge Italy ITA Run 3 6 46.764 9.214 8 24.575 7 15.361 7 12.508 7 37.083 7 9.681 7
1988 Winter 35 Calgary Luge Italy ITA Run 4 14 47.234 9.295 19 24.760 18 15.465 15 12.619 11 37.379 13 9.855 15

Mixed (Men)'s Doubles

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit Rank
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy-1 ITA Walter Plaikner Final Standings 1T
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy-1 ITA Walter Plaikner Run 1 1
1972 Winter 19 Sapporo Luge Italy-1 ITA Walter Plaikner Run 2 2
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy-2 ITA Walter Plaikner Final Standings 11
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy-2 ITA Walter Plaikner Run 1 11
1976 Winter 23 Innsbruck Luge Italy-2 ITA Walter Plaikner Run 2 12