Markus Prock

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Markus Prock
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Prock in 2019
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Albertville Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Igls Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Altenberg Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Altenberg Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Igls Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Königssee Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Calgary Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Winterberg Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Igls Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Winterberg Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Lillehammer Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 St. Moritz Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Calgary Men's singles
World Cup Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1987-88 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990-91 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991-92 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992-93 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993-94 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994-95 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995-96 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996-97 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998-99 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001-02 Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1984-85 Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1989-90 Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1986-87 Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2000-01 Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Königssee Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Oberhof Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Altenberg Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Königssee Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Igls Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Winterberg Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Sigulda Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Königssee Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Oberhof Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Altenberg Mixed team

Markus Prock (born 22 June 1964) 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 (1992, 1994) and one bronze (2002).

Prock grew up in the village of Mieders in the Stubaital. His parents managed a petrol station and a pension. [1] He competed in several sports in his youth, ski racing, playing football and sprinting, achieving personal bests of 22.8s for the 200m and 50.9s for the 400m whilst in high school. [2] He took up luge after racing in a competition for teenagers held at Igls. [1]

Prock was known for his rivalry with Georg Hackl, with Prock being dominant in World Cup competition whilst Hackl consistently achieved success at the Winter Olympics. Prock was noted for his athleticism and his powerful start. [2]

At the FIL World Luge Championships, Prock won 13 medals, including five gold (Men's singles: 1987, 1996; Mixed team: 1996, 1997, 1999), four silvers (Men's singles: 1990, 1997; Mixed team: 1991, 1993), and four bronzes (Men's singles: 1995, 2001; Mixed team: 1995, 2001).

Prock won ten medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with five in men's singles (gold: 1994, 1998, 2002; silver: 1988, 1990) and five medals in the mixed team event (silver: 1992, 1996; bronze: 1994, 1998, 2002).

He also won the overall Luge World Cup ten times in men's singles (1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02).

After retiring from competition, Prock was appointed as sporting director of the Austrian Luge Federation in 2002. [3] He left this role in November 2018, when he was elected as the Federation's president, receiving 88 percent of the vote in the Federation's national conference in Semmering, Austria. [4]

He is the father of luger Hannah Prock. [5] He also manages his nephew, Gregor Schlierenzauer, who was second in the 2006–07 Ski jumping World Cup entering the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. Schlierenzauer won a gold in the team large hill at those championships.

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References

  1. 1 2 McCallum, Jack (27 January 1988). "Going Feet First". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Layden, Tim (9 February 1998). "Born To Luge Georg Hackl is a techno whiz, Markus Prock is a natural athlete. The Olympics have belonged to Hackl, the World Cup circuit to Prock. Now, the final act of one of the greatest, if most obscure, rivalries in sports is about to begin". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Datler, Markku (8 February 2014). "Im Eiskanal werden Kinderträume wahr" [On the sledding track children's dreams come true]. Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Prock zum neuen Präsidenten des Rodelverbands gewählt" [Prock elected the new president of the luge federation]. Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Family Business". Australian Olympic Committee (in German). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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