Thomas Köhler
East German luger / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the footballer, see Thomas Köhler (footballer).
Thomas Köhler (born 25 June 1940) is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1940-06-25) 25 June 1940 (age 83) Oberwiesenthal, Saxony, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 three golds (singles: 1962, 1967; doubles: 1967) and one silver (doubles: 1965).