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Armin Zöggeler (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 luge
Luge

A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat....
r and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale ("The Cannibal"), for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races.

Zöggeler was born in Merano, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. A police officer by profession, he began to luge at a very young age, over natural tracks.






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Armin Zöggeler (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 luge
Luge

A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat....
r and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale ("The Cannibal"), for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races.

Zöggeler was born in Merano, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. A police officer by profession, he began to luge at a very young age, over natural tracks. He won the junior World Cup when he was 14, and made his debut with the Italian national team at the age of 19. Despite a lack of tracks in Italy until the construction of the Cesana Pariol
Cesana Pariol

Cesana Pariol was the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana Torinese....
 track for the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006....
, he evolved into one of the most effective lugers ever.

Zöggeler is the only Italian to have won at least a medal in four consecutive editions of Olympic Games (Summer Olympics included) with medals in the men's singles event that include two golds (2002
2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States....
, 2006
2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006....
), one silver (1998
1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan....
), and one bronze (1994
1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway....
). He also has fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including five golds (Men's singles: 1995
FIL World Luge Championships 1995

The FIL World Luge Championships 1995 took place in Lillehammer, Norway....
, 1999
FIL World Luge Championships 1999

The FIL World Luge Championships 1999 took place in Sch?nau am K?nigsee, Germany for a record fifth time. K?nigssee had hosted the event previously in FIL World Luge Championships 1969, FIL World Luge Championships 1970, FIL World Luge Championships 1974, and FIL World Luge Championships 1979....
, 2001
FIL World Luge Championships 2001

The FIL World Luge Championships 2001 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the third time after hosting the event previously in FIL World Luge Championships 1990 and FIL World Luge Championships 1993....
, 2003
FIL World Luge Championships 2003

The FIL World Luge Championships 2003 took place in Sigulda, Latvia. The team event was adjusted to one nation per team at these championships....
, 2005
FIL World Luge Championships 2005

The FIL World Luge Championships 2005 took place in Park City, Utah, United States....
), five silvers (Men's singles: 2000
FIL World Luge Championships 2000

The FIL World Luge Championships 2000 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This marked the only time since the FIL World Luge Championships 1981 that the event has taken place on a natually refrigeration track....
, 2007
FIL World Luge Championships 2007

The FIL World Luge Championships 2007 took place February 2-February 4, 2007 at the Igls bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Igls, Austria for the fourth time after having hosted the event in FIL World Luge Championships 1977, FIL World Luge Championships 1987, and FIL World Luge Championships 1997....
, 2009
FIL World Luge Championships 2009

The FIL World Luge Championships 2009 ran on February 1 - 8, 2009 at the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after having hosted the event in FIL World Luge Championships 1983....
; Mixed team: 1995, 2007), and four bronzes (Mixed team: 1996
FIL World Luge Championships 1996

The FIL World Luge Championships 1996 took place in Altenberg, Germany....
, 1997
FIL World Luge Championships 1997

The FIL World Luge Championships 1997 took place in Igls, Austria for the third time after previously hosting the event in FIL World Luge Championships 1977 and FIL World Luge Championships 1987....
, 2004
FIL World Luge Championships 2004

The FIL World Luge Championships 2004 took place February 13-February 15, 2004 at the Spiral in Nagano, Japan. This marked the first time the event took place in Asia....
, 2005).

At the FIL European Luge Championships, Zöggeler has earned eleven medals. This includes three golds (Men's singles: 2004
FIL European Luge Championships 2004

The FIL European Luge Championships 2004 took place in Oberhof, Germany for the third time having hosted the event previously in FIL European Luge Championships 1979 and FIL European Luge Championships 1998....
, 2008
FIL European Luge Championships 2008

The FIL European Luge Championships 2008 took place January 7-January 13, 2008 at the Cesana Pariol track in Cesana, Italy. The relay competition took the place of the team event that had been held at every FIL European Luge Championships since FIL European Luge Championships 1988....
 , Mixed team: 1994
FIL European Luge Championships 1994

The FIL European Luge Championships 1994 took place in Sch?nau am K?nigsee, Germany for a record sixth time after hosting the event previously in FIL European Luge Championships 1967, FIL European Luge Championships 1972, FIL European Luge Championships 1973, FIL European Luge Championships 1977, and FIL European Luge Championships 1988....
), three silvers (Men's singles: 2006
FIL European Luge Championships 2006

The FIL European Luge Championships 2006 took place in Winterberg, Germany for the fourth time having hosted the event previously in FIL European Luge Championships 1982, FIL European Luge Championships 1992, and FIL European Luge Championships 2000....
, Mixed team: 2004, 2006), and five bronzes (Men's singles: 1994, 2000
FIL European Luge Championships 2000

The FIL European Luge Championships 2000 took place in Winterberg, Germany for the third time having hosted the event previously in FIL European Luge Championships 1982 and FIL European Luge Championships 1992....
, 2002
FIL European Luge Championships 2002

The FIL European Luge Championships 2002 took place in Altenberg, Germany....
; Mixed team: 2000, 2008).

He won the overall Luge World Cup
List of Luge World Cup champions

The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977-78. This represents the highest form of competition in the sport....
 in men's singles seven times (1997-8, 1999-2000, 2000-1, 2003-4, 2005-6, 2006-7
2006-07 Luge World Cup

The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
, 2007-8
2007-08 Luge World Cup

The is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 16 November 2007 and ended on 17 February 2008. The World Cup is organised by the FIL....
).

Zöggeler's 42 individual wins in the World Cup (as of January 2009), he is first of all time, beating the previous record of 33 wins by both German Georg Hackl
Georg Hackl

Georg Hackl is a Germany former luger who was three time Olympic Games and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Wei?wurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds....
 and Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n Markus Prock
Markus Prock

Markus Prock is an Austrian luger who competed between 1983 and 2002. Born in Innsbruck, Prock competed in six Winter Olympics winning three medals in the men's singles event with two silvers and one bronze ....
.

Zöggeler lives in the town of Lana
Lana, Italy

Lana is a comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol. It is situated between Bolzano and Merano....
, in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. He has two children, Nina and Thomas, and married their mother on May 12, 2007.