Wolfram Fiedler
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 Fieldler at the 1972 European Luge championships in Königssee, West Germany. | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Luge | ||
Competitor for  East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1972 Sapporo | Men's singles |
| Bronze | 1972 Sapporo | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1975 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
| Silver | 1973 Oberhof | Men's singles |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1972 Königssee | Men's singles |
| Gold | 1976 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
| Silver | 1975 Olang | Men's singles |
Wolfram Fiedler (29 September 1951 – 11 April 1988) was an East German luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. He won two bronze medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, earning them in the men's singles and men's doubles event, respectively.
Fiedler also won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1975 and a silver in 1973.
He also won three medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (1972, 1976) and one silver (1975).
Fiedler died of cancer in 1988. The summer luge track in his hometown of Ilmenau was named in his honor the following year.
References
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions on luge and skelton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- Ilmenau information on Fiedler, shown as W. Fiedler (German)
- List of European luge champions (German)
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