Wilfried Huber (born 15 November 1970, Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1985. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Huber also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including two silvers (Men's doubles: 1990, Mixed team: 1995) and five bronzes (Men's singles: 1993, Men's doubles: 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1996, 1997). At the European Luge Championships, he won four medals with one gold (Mixed team: 1994), two silvers (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994), and one bronze (Mixed team: 1988).
In the Luge World Cup, Huber's finished second overall four times in the men's doubles championship (1989–90, 1992-3, 1994-5, 1997-8) and third overall once in the men's singles championship (1996-7).
He also had siblings who were involved in bobsleigh and luge. Günther won gold in the two-man bobsleigh event (shared with Canada) at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Norbert won two Winter Olympic medals in men's doubles luge in the 1990s. Arnold won the men's singles world championships at Winterberg in 1991.
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| | Six per team |
- 1988: West Germany
- 1990: East Germany
- 1992: Germany
- 1994: Italy
- 1996: Germany
- 1998: Germany
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| | Four per team |
- 2000: Germany
- 2002: Germany
- 2004: Germany
- 2006: Germany
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| | Four per team as relay |
- 2008: Latvia
- 2010: Latvia
- 2012: Russia
- 2014: Russia
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| Name |
Huber, Wilfried |
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| Short description |
Luger |
| Date of birth |
15 November 1970 |
| Place of birth |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Italy