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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1946 (1946-04) Salzburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1992(1992-06-06) (aged 46) Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge, Bobsleigh, Motorcycle racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manfred Stengl (1 April 1946 – 6 June 1992) was an Austrian luger, bobsleigher and motorcycle road racer.
Stengl was born in Salzburg. He worked as a road-building engineer.
He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Stengl also won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.
In the 1970s, Stengl turned his attention to bobsleigh, winning a bronze in the four-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia, Italy.
Stengl was also active in motorcycle racing, participating in many events from the late 1960s and until his death.
He died in a motorcycle accident during the 1992 Isle of Man TT while competing in the Senior TT category.
References
- ^ "Biographien: Feistmantl/Stengl - Gold im Doppelsitzer", Österreichischen Olympiamuseum (in German), retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ Gebetsberger, Egon (April 2006), "Competitor Profile: Manfred Stengl", iomtt, retrieved 29 April 2019
- "Men's Luge Olympic Medals", fuzilogik, archived from the original on 21 February 2010, retrieved 29 April 2019
- "Olympic Luge and Skeleton Medalists", HickockSports.com, archived from the original on 30 June 2007, retrieved 29 April 2019
- "Kunstbahn-Rennrodeln Europameisterschaften", Eiskanal.com (in German), archived from the original on 25 March 2008, retrieved 29 April 2019
- "Bobsleigh World Championships: Men: 4-Man", Sports123.com, archived from the original on 11 December 2007, retrieved 29 April 2019
- Peter Krackowizer, Neumarkt am Wallersee. "Österreichische Motorradennfahrerlegende Manfred Stengl". www.reisemosaik.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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- 1939 births
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- Austrian male bobsledders
- Austrian male lugers
- Olympic lugers for Austria
- Olympic gold medalists for Austria
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- Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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