Albert Demtschenko

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Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
Silver 2006 Turin Men's singles
European Championships
Gold 2006 Winterberg Men's singles
Silver 1996 Sigulda Men's singles
Silver 2008 Cesana Men's singles
Bronze 1996 Sigulda Men's doubles

Albert Demtschenko (Russian: Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born November 27, 1971 in Chusovoy) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1992. A five-time Winter Olympian, he finally won his first medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a silver in the men's singles event.

Demtschenko also won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (Men's singles: 2006), two silvers (Men's singles: 1996, 2008), and one bronze (Men's doubles: 1996).

He was overall Luge World Cup champion in men's singles in 2004-5.

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European champions in men's singles luge.
1914: Rudolf Kauschka * 1928: Fritz Preissler * 1929: Fritz Preissler * 1934: Martin Tietze * 1935: Martin Tietze * 1937: Martin Tietze * 1938: Martin Tietze * 1939: Fritz Preissler * 1951: Paul Aste * 1952: Rudolf Maschke * 1953: Paul Aste * 1954: Fritz Kienzl * 1955: Paul Aste * 1956: Josef Isser * 1962: Josef Lenz * 1967: Leonhard Nagenrauft * 1970: Harald Ehrig * 1971: Horst Hörnlein * 1972: Wolfram Fiedler * 1973: Hans Rinn * 1974: Hans Rinn * 1975: Dettlef Günther * 1976: Wolfram Fiedler * 1977: Anton Winkler * 1978: Paul Hildgartner * 1979: Hans Rinn * 1980: Karl Brunner * 1982: Uwe Hendrich * 1984: Paul Hildgartner * 1986: Sergey Danilin * 1988: Georg Hackl * 1990: Georg Hackl * 1992: René Friedl * 1994: Markus Prock * 1996: Jens Müller * 1998: Markus Prock * 2000: Jens Müller * 2002: Markus Prock * 2004: Armin Zöggeler * 2006: Albert Demtschenko * 2008: Armin Zöggeler
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World Cup champions in men's singles luge
1977-8: Anton Winkler * 1978-9: Paul Hildgartner * 1979-80: Ernst Haspinger * 1980-1: (tie) Ernst Haspinger & Paul Hildgartner * 1981-2: Ernst Haspinger * 1982-3: Paul Hildgartner * 1983-4: Michael Walter * 1984-5: Norbert Huber * 1985-6: Norbert Huber * 1986-7: Norbert Huber * 1987-8: Markus Prock * 1988-9: Georg Hackl * 1989-90: Georg Hackl * 1990-1: Markus Prock * 1991-2: Markus Prock * 1992-3: Markus Prock * 1993-4: Markus Prock * 1994-5: Markus Prock * 1995-6: Markus Prock * 1996-7: Markus Prock * 1997-8: Armin Zöggeler * 1998-9: Markus Prock * 1999-2000: Armin Zöggeler * 2000-1: Armin Zöggeler * 2001-2: Markus Prock * 2002-3: Markus Kleinheinz * 2003-4: Armin Zöggeler * 2004-5: Albert Demtschenko * 2005-6: Armin Zöggeler * 2006-7: Armin Zöggeler * 2007-8: Armin Zöggeler


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