Norbert Huber

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Norbert Huber
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Calgary Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Lake Placid Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Winterberg Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Calgary Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Winterberg Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Winterberg Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Calgary Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Königssee Men's singles
World Cup Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1984-85 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1984-85 Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1985-86 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1985-86 Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1986-87 Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1988-89 Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1989-90 Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990-91 Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991-92 Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992-93 Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1983-84 Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997-98 Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1983-84 Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1986-87 Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1987-88 Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Winterberg Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Königssee Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Königssee Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Olang Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Königssee Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Igls Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Winterberg Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Oberhof Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Olang Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Hammarstrand Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Königssee Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Igls Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Winterberg Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Oberhof Men's singles

Norbert Huber (born 3 September 1964) is an Italian former luger who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s.

2023-02-05 Team Relay World Cup at 2022-23 Altenberg Luge World Cup by Sandro Halank-010.jpg

Huber was born in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.

Huber also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships in with two gold (Mixed team: 1989, Men's doubles: 1990), four silvers (Men's doubles: 1983, 1989, 1993; Mixed team: 1990), and four bronzes (Men's singles: 1999, Men's doubles: 1991, Mixed team: 1991, 1993).

He also won fourteen medals in the FIL European Luge Championships with three gold (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994; Mixed team: 1994), five silvers (Men's singles: 1984, 1992; Men's doubles: 1988, 1990; Mixed team: 1998), and six bronzes (Men's singles: 1998, Men's doubles: 1984, 1986; Mixed team: 1988, 1990, 1992). [1]

Huber also won 26 World Cup races and ten overall Luge World Cup titles (men's singles: 1984-5, 1985-6, 1986-7; men's doubles: 1984-5, 1985-6, 1988-9, 1989–90, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1992-3).

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References

  1. "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.