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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Georg Hackl</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Georg Hackl </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/86358/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/86358.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Georg Hackl'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/86358.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games • Other</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Male</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Georg•Hackl</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Georg•Hackl</td></tr> <tr><th>Nick/petnames</th><td>Hackl Schorsch</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>9 September 1966 in <a href="/place_names/1045">Berchtesgaden, Bayern (GER)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Measurements</th><td>172 cm / 79 kg</td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td><a href="/affiliations/2876">RC Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgaden (GER)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" /> <a href="/countries/GER">Germany</a> <img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FRG.png" /> <a href="/countries/FRG">West Germany</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <table class='athlete_sidebar'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>Medals</b> </td> <td>OG</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Bronze">Bronze</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class='border-top'>Total</td> <td class='border-top'>5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>German Georg Hackl was the first luger to have won medals at four consecutive Olympics in singles luge (and only one thru 2006). After a silver medal in 1988 at Calgary, Hackl also became the first man to defend the Olympic luge singles title, winning in both 1992 and 1994, and he repeated that triumph for a three-peat in 1998. He is one of only three men (<a href="/athletes/86175">Gillis Grafström</a> in individual figure skating and <a href="/athletes/98862">Ulrich Wehling</a> in Nordic combined) and three women (<a href="/athletes/81280">Sonja Henie</a> in individual figure skating, <a href="/athletes/80673">Bonnie Blair</a> in 500 speed skating, and <a href="/athletes/82053">Claudia Pechstein</a> in 5,000 speed skating) to have won the same event at three consecutive Winter Olympics.</p> <p>In addition to his Olympic successes, Hackl was singles World Champion in 1989, 1990, and 1997, and also won the luge World Cup in 1989-90. In 1993, he was second in the World Championships and the World Cup, after having placed third in the World Cup in the Olympic year of 1992. At the Salt Lake City Olympics, Hackl finished second, defeated by <a href="/athletes/99296">Armin Zöggeler</a> of Italy. However, this made him the first Olympian to win a medal in the same individual event at five consecutive Olympic Games. Hackl competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics but did not medal.</p> <p>In 2012 he was inducted into the FIL Hall of Fame and in 2020 into the German Sports Hall of Fame. He later belonged to the coaching staff of the German Luge Association. In 2022, he took over the chief national coach position in Austria.</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/43">1988 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/LUG">Luge</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/FRG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FRG.png" />FRG</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/127">Singles, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/134">Doubles, Open</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td><a href="/athletes/87332">Stefan Ilsanker</a></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/44">1992 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/LUG">Luge</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/144">Singles, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/45">1994 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/LUG">Luge</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/161">Singles, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/46">1998 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/LUG">Luge</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/178">Singles, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/47">2002 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/LUG">Luge</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/195">Singles, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/49">2006 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/LUG">Luge</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/212">Singles, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Other participations</h2> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Role</th> <th>NOC</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/47">2002 Winter Olympics</a></td> <td><a href="/flagbearers?edition_id=47">Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td>Georg Hackl</td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <h2>Special Notes</h2> <ul> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/187/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Luge Championships</a> (7–4–1 1988 Königssee gold: singles and mixed team (competed for West Germany); 1990 Igls gold: singles, silver: mixed team (competed for West Germany); 1992 Winterberg gold: mixed team, bronze: singles (competed for Germany); 1994 Königssee silver: singles and mixed team (competed for Germany); 1996 Sigulda gold: mixed team (competed for Germany); 2000 Winterberg gold: mixed team, silver: singles (competed for Germany); 2002 Altenberg gold: mixed team (competed for Germany)) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/154/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships</a> (10–10–2 1987 Igls silver: doubles (competed for West Germany); 1989 Winterberg gold: singles (competed for West Germany); 1990 Calgary gold: singles (competed for West Germany); 1991 Winterberg gold: mixed team, silver: singles (competed for Germany); 1993 Calgary gold: mixed team, silver: singles (competed for Germany); 1995 Lillehammer gold: mixed team, silver: singles (competed for Germany); 1996 Altenberg silver: singles and mixed team (competed for Germany); 1997 Igls gold: singles, silver: mixed team (competed for Germany); 1999 Königsee bronze: mixed team (competed for Germany); 2000 St. Moritz gold: mixed team, bronze: singles (competed for Germany); 2001 Calgary gold: mixed team, silver: singles (competed for Germany); 2003 Sigulda gold: mixed team (competed for Germany); 2004 Nagano silver: singles (competed for Germany); 2005 Park City gold: mixed team, silver: singles (competed for Germany)) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/122/manual">Olympians Who Were Elected German Athlete of the Year</a> (1998) </li> </ul> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p><a href="/athletes/85681">Francisco Fernández Ochoa</a> scored an upset victory in the men’s slalom at the 1972 Winter Games. 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