Mark Grimmette (luge)

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Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Men's doubles
Bronze 1998 Nagano Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver 2004 Nagano Mixed team
Silver 2005 Park City Mixed team
Bronze 1999 Königssee Men's doubles
Bronze 2000 St. Moritz Men's doubles
Bronze 2001 Calgary Mixed team
Bronze 2004 Nagano Men's doubles
Bronze 2005 Park City Men's doubles
Bronze 2007 Igls Men's doubles

Mark Grimmette (born January 23, 1971) is an American luger who has competed since 1990. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998.

Grimmette also won eight medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2004, 2005) and six bronzes (Men's doubles: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007; Mixed team: 2001).

Grimmette won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1997-8, 1998-9, 2002-3).

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World Cup champions in men's doubles luge
1977-8: Italy - Peter Gschnitzer & Karl Brunner * 1978-9: Italy - Peter Gschnitzer & Karl Brunner * 1979-80: Austria - Günther Lemmerer & Reinhold Sulzbacher * 1980-1: Austria - Günther Lemmerer & Reinhold Sulzbacher * 1981-2: Austria - Günther Lemmerer & Reinhold Sulzbacher * 1982-3: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Karl Brunner * 1983-4: East Germany - Jörg Hoffmann & Jochen Pietzsch * 1984-5: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1985-6: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1986-7: West Germany - Thomas Schwab & Wolfgang Staudinger * 1987-8: Soviet Union - Yevgeny Belousov & Aleksandr Belyakov * 1988-9: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1989-90: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1990-1: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1991-2: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1992-3: Italy - Hansjörg Raffl & Norbert Huber * 1993-4: Germany - Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt * 1994-5: Germany - Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt * 1995-6: Germany - Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt * 1996-7: United States - Chris Thorpe & Gordy Sheer * 1997-8: United States - Mark Grimmette & Brian Martin * 1998-9: United States - Mark Grimmette & Brian Martin * 1999-2000: Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch * 2000-1: Germany - Steffen Skel & Steffen Wöller * 2001-2: Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch * 2002-3: United States - Mark Grimmette & Brian Martin * 2003-4: Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch * 2004-5: Italy - Christian Oberstolz & Patrick Gruber * 2005-6: Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch * 2006-7: Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch * 2007-8: Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch
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