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Wolfgang Scheidel
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| Intro | East German luger | ||||
| A.K.A. | Вольфганг Шайдель | ||||
| Is | Athlete Luger | ||||
| From | Germany | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 1 March 1943, Erfurt, Germany | ||||
| Age | 78 years | ||||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||||
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Biography
Wolfgang Scheidel (born 1 March 1943) is an East German former luger who won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold in the men's doubles (1965) and two bronzes in the men's singles (1969, 1970). He won a pair of silver medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1970, 1971).
After retiring from competitions Scheidel trained young lugers at ASK Oberhof until 1977, and after that worked as a sports instructor in a recreation home of the National People's Army. After the German reunification he ran an oxygen station in his home town of Ilmenau.
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https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/wolfgang-scheidel-1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150859/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCHEIWOL01
https://web.archive.org/web/20100221081843/http://www.fuzilogik.com/Sports-Library/Luge/Men-s-Luge-Olympic-Medals.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070630054011/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20070529123634/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html