Albert Krauss

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Albert Krauss, 1954 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-23342-1309, Oberhof, DDR-Rodelmeisterschaften, Krause-Engelke.jpg
Albert Krauss, 1954
Albert Krauss
Medal record
Luge
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1955 Hahnenklee Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1934 Ilmenau Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1937 Oslo Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1939 Reichenberg Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1952 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's singles

Albert Krauss (sometimes shown as Albert Kraus) was a luger who competed from the 1930s to the 1950s for three countries.

Career

He won three bronze medals in the men's doubles for Czechoslovakia at the European luge championships (1934, 1937, 1939). After World War II, Krauss won a bronze medal in the men's singles event for Austria at the 1952 European luge championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. Three years later, he won a silver medal in the same event for West Germany at the European championships in Hahnenklee.

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