Markus Prock (born 22 June 1964) is an Austrian luger who competed between 1983 and 2002. Born in Innsbruck, Prock competed in six Winter Olympics winning three medals in the men's singles event with two silvers (1992, 1994) and one bronze (2002).
At the FIL World Luge Championships, Prock won 13 medals, including five gold (Men's singles: 1987, 1996; Mixed team: 1996, 1997, 1999), four silvers (Men's singles: 1990, 1997; Mixed team: 1991, 1993), and four bronzes (Men's singles: 1995, 2001; Mixed team: 1995, 2001).
Prock won six medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with five in men's singles (gold: 1994, 1998, 2002; silver: 1988, 1990) and one medal in the mixed team event (bronze: 2002).
He also won the overall Luge World Cup ten times in men's singles (1987-8, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1992-3, 1993-4, 1994-5, 1995-6, 1996-7, 1998-9, 2001-2).
As of 2007, he was the sports director of the Tyrolean luge association. He also manages his nephew, Gregor Schlierenzauer, who was second in the 2006-07 Ski jumping World Cup entering the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. Schlierenzauer won a gold in the team large hill at those championships.
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| | Six per team |
- 1989: Italy
- 1990: East Germany
- 1991: Germany
- 1993: Germany
- 1995: Germany
- 1996: Austria
- 1997: Austria
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| | Four per team |
- 1999: Austria
- 2000: Germany
- 2001: Germany
- 2003: Germany
- 2004: Germany
- 2005: Germany
- 2007: Germany
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| | Four per team as relay |
- 2008: Germany
- 2009: Germany
- 2011: Cancelled
- 2012: Germany
- 2013: Germany
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World Cup champions in men's singles luge |
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| Name |
Prock, Markus |
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| Short description |
Luger |
| Date of birth |
22 June 1964 |
| Place of birth |
Innsbruck |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Austria