Wilfried Huber

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Wilfried Huber
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Calgary Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Calgary Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Calgary Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lillehammer Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Altenberg Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Igls Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Königssee Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Winterberg Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Königssee Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Königssee Men's doubles

Wilfried Huber (born 15 November 1970, Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1985. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Huber also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including two silvers (Men's doubles: 1990, Mixed team: 1995) and five bronzes (Men's singles: 1993, Men's doubles: 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1996, 1997). At the European Luge Championships, he won four medals with one gold (Mixed team: 1994), two silvers (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994), and one bronze (Mixed team: 1988).

In the Luge World Cup, Huber's finished second overall four times in the men's doubles championship (1989–90, 1992-3, 1994-5, 1997-8) and third overall once in the men's singles championship (1996-7).

He also had siblings who were involved in bobsleigh and luge. Günther won gold in the two-man bobsleigh event (shared with Canada) at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Norbert won two Winter Olympic medals in men's doubles luge in the 1990s. Arnold won the men's singles world championships at Winterberg in 1991.

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