Josef Lenz
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1962 Weissenbach | Men's singles |
Josef "Sepp" Lenz (8 February 1935 – 3 May 2023) was a
West German luger who competed in the 1960s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge championships in Weissenbach
, Austria.
Biography
Lenz was born in
Igls
and did not compete as a result.
Lenz later became a luge
Alpensia Sliding Centre.[4]
In December 1993, Lenz lost his left leg below the knee when he did not get out of the way of an American luger while clearing off the ice at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Winterberg, Germany. Lenz returned to coach the German team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer two months later.
Lenz died on 3 May 2023, at the age of 88.[5]
References
- ^ Layden, Tim (9 February 1998). "Born To Luge Georg Hackl is a techno whiz, Markus Prock is a natural athlete. The Olympics have belonged to Hackl, the World Cup circuit to Prock. Now, the final act of one of the greatest, if most obscure, rivalries in sports is about to begin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Legendary coach Sepp Lenz celebrates 80th birthday". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- NRC.nl(in Dutch). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- süddeutsche.de(in German). 8 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Sicard, Doris (8 May 2023). "Sepp Lenz is dead". The Storiest. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- CNN/SI article featuring Lenz at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
- New York Times article by Christopher Clarey in 1994 on Lenz's return from his 1993 accident.
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Men's Singles Luge". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 575.
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