July 7, 1969 Chemnitz, Germany Sylke Otto, (born July 7 , 1969 Karl-Marx-Stadt, E.Ger. [now Chemnitz, Ger.]) German luger who won gold medals at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.
Her victory in Turin made her only the second female luger since the sport was added to the Olympic program in 1964 to have captured a gold medal in consecutive Games (East Germany's Steffi Walter-Martin won in Sarajevo, Yugos., in 1984 and Calgary, Alta., Can., in 1988).
January 4, 1974 Merano, Italy Armin Zöggeler, (born Jan . 4 1974, Merano, Italy) Italian luger, winner of two Olympic gold medals (2002 and 2006).
Berchtesgaden, Germany Georg Hackl, (born September 9, 1966, Berchtesgaden, West Germany) German luger who was the only singles luger to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals (1992, 1994, and 1998).
Also laying claim to the "best ever" title in his sport was German luger Georg Hackl, who won an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in the singles event.
Georg Hackl, (born September 9, 1966, Berchtesgaden, West Germany) German luger who was the only singles luger to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals (1992, 1994, and 1998).
Search his name on YouTube, and you'll find dozens of instructional videos by bedroom producers demonstrating just how easy it is to knock out a Lex Luger-style beat (and a few of Lex himself doing the same).
Even so, according to Andy Luger, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, recruitment for terror and jihad remains a particular problem in the state.On a sunny morning this week, Mr Mohamed, Mr Stanek's liaison officer, walked into a Starbucks café in Seward, another neighbourhood where many Somalis live, and was warmly greeted by an all-male Somali clientele sipping coffee.
Borchardt's toggle and spring mechanisms were improved by a German, Georg Luger, who came up with the 7.65-millimetre (later 9-millimetre) Parabellum pistol.
For one try they almost went the length of the field: Dan Luger kicked, Shane Williams caught it, Jones made a break, fed it back to Shane Williams and Stephen Jenkins before eventually finishing it off himself, one of the tries of the tournament.
Most weekdays, Sol Forman ate both lunch and dinner at the legendary steakhouse Peter Luger, which was situated across the street from a metalworking factory he owned, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
