Helmut Thaler (born January 22, 1940) was an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine 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. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

r who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

 in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

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He was born in Imst

Imst

Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level...

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Thaler also won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 1960

FIL World Luge Championships 1960

The FIL World Luge Championships 1960 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. This was an extraordinary event because a luge track was not constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:...

 and a bronze in 1961

FIL World Luge Championships 1961

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships

FIL European Luge Championships 1967

The FIL European Luge Championships 1967 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled from 1963 to 1966.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:...

 in Königssee

Schönau am Königsee

Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake....

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

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