Thomas Köhler

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Thomas Köhler

Thomas Köhler (right, standing).
Personal information
Nationality Germany German
Born (1940-06-25) 25 June 1940
Oberwiesenthal, Saxony
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Luge
Club SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
Retired 1969
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
For the footballer, see Thomas Köhler (footballer)

Thomas Köhler (born 25 June 1940) is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.

He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds (Singles: 1964, Doubles: 1968) and one silver (Singles: 1968).

Köhler won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (singles: 1962, 1967; doubles: 1967) and one silver (doubles: 1965).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 sports-reference profile, accessed December 4, 2010


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