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Karl-Heinz Luck

Full name: Karl-Heinz Luck
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 143 lbs (65 kg)
Born: January 28, 1945 in Unterschönau, Thüringen, Germany
Affiliations: SC Motor Zella-Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis (GER)
Country: GDR East Germany
Sport: Nordic Combined

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Karl-Heinz Luck started his career at the age of 16. Eight years later he won the East German Championship in Nordic combined, and was world-ranked #1 for the next two years. He won the 1970 Holmenkollen, but placed sixth that year at the World Championships. Luck’s bronze medal in Sapporo was won even though he was only 17th after the jumping. Luck retired in 1973 and started a brief career as a coach. For a while he coached Nordic combined in Switzerland after German reunification.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined Men's Individual East Germany GDR 11
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined Men's Individual East Germany GDR 3 Bronze

Men's Individual

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank PTS D DP SP J1S J2S J3S J4S J5S T I1T I1R I2T I2R
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined East Germany Final Standings 11 414.02
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill 20 198.8
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 1 17T 100.2 69.5 59.2 41.0 14.0 13.5 15.0 13.5 13.5
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 2 18T 98.6 71.0 58.6 40.0 13.5 12.5 14.5 13.5 13.0
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 3 24 non-scoring 91.4 67.5 51.4 40.0 13.5 12.5 14.0 14.0 12.5
1968 Winter 23 Grenoble Nordic Combined East Germany Cross Country Skiing, 15 kilometres 8 215.22 50:14.7 17:14.3 5 35:51.1 6
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined East Germany Final Standings 3 398.800
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill 17 178.8
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 1 14 85.0 69.5 40.0 45.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 2 8 93.8 74.0 48.8 45.0 15.0 15.0 14.5 15.5 15.0
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined East Germany Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 3 34 non-scoring 65.4 67.0 34.4 31.0 11.0 9.0 9.0 11.0 12.0
1972 Winter 27 Sapporo Nordic Combined East Germany Cross Country Skiing, 15 kilometres 1 220.000 48:24.9 15:25.2 1 34:00.9 1