Kurt Brugger

{{short description|Italian luger and coach}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{MedalTableTop | image = 2018-11-22 Rennrodel-Weltcup Innsbruck-Igls StP 5353 LR10 by Stepro.jpg | image_size = 220 | caption = Brugger in 2018 | medals = {{MedalSport|Men's Luge}} {{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|1994 Lillehammer|Men's doubles}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1990 Calgary|Men's doubles}} {{MedalSilver|1995 Lillehammer|Mixed team}} {{MedalBronze|1993 Calgary|Men's doubles}} {{MedalBronze|1995 Lillehammer|Men's doubles}} {{MedalCompetition | World Cup }} {{MedalSilver|1989-90|Men's doubles}} {{MedalSilver|1992-03|Men's doubles}} {{MedalSilver|1994-05|Men's doubles}} {{MedalSilver|1997-08|Men's doubles}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|1994 Königssee|Mixed team}} {{MedalSilver|1992 Winterberg|Men's doubles}} {{MedalSilver|1994 Königssee|Men's doubles}} {{MedalSilver|1998 Oberhof|Mixed team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold|1988 Olang|Men's singles}} {{MedalBronze|1988 Olang|Men's doubles}} }}

'''Kurt Brugger''' (born 17 March 1969 in Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1987 to 2003. Together with Wilfried Huber, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He competed in four Winter Olympics: 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1998.<ref name=sr />

Brugger originally competed in both singles and doubles, making his debut in both in the Luge World Cup in 1986–87 season, but soon focused on doubles, in which he took his first podium with a second place in Olang in 1987, and his first win in Sarajevo in 1988. He also took two medals at the World Junior Championships in Olang in 1988, a gold in the singles and a bronze in the doubles.<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/kurt-brugger-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202234902/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/kurt-brugger-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2016 |title=Kurt Brugger |access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>

Brugger also won three medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one silver (1990) and two bronzes (1993, 1995) as well as a silver medal in the mixed team event (1995). At the FIL European Luge Championships, he won four medals with one gold (Mixed team: 1994) and three silvers (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994; Mixed team: 1998).

Brugger's best overall finish in the Luge World Cup men's doubles was second four times (1989–90, 1992–3, 1994–5, 1997-8).

He retired from competition after the 2002–03 season. He subsequently engaged in mountaineering, with his most significant achievement being scaling the Himalayan peak of Nanga Parbat. He has also served on the staff of the Italian luge team, and was appointed head coach in 2013.<ref name=sr />

==References== *[http://www.todor66.com/olim/1988w/Luge_Men_Singles.html 1988 luge men's singles results] *[http://www.todor66.com/olim/1988w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1988 luge men's doubles results] *[http://www.todor66.com/olim/1992w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1992 luge men's doubles results] *[http://www.todor66.com/olim/1998w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1998 luge men's doubles results] *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824200636/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRUGGKUR01 |title=Databaseolympics.com profile on Brugger. |date=2007-08-24}} *[http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100070 FIL-Luge profile] *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221081843/http://www.fuzilogik.com/Sports-Library/Luge/Men-s-Luge-Olympic-Medals.html |title=Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge |date=2010-02-21}} *{{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020223004127/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml |title=Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. |date=2002-02-23}} *{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20121204165409/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml |title=Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. |date=2012-12-04}} *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html |title=List of European luge champions |date=2008-03-25}} {{in lang|de}} *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206094147/http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-d.html |title=List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. |date=2008-02-06}} {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{FIL|kurt-brugger}} * {{Olympics.com profile|kurt-brugger|org_archive=20190623174518}} * {{Olympedia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brugger, Kurt}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Italian male lugers Category:Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Category:Lugers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:Lugers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:Lugers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic lugers for Italy Category:Olympic medalists in luge Category:Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for Italy Category:Italian sports coaches Category:Italian mountain climbers Category:Sportspeople from Bruneck Category:Lugers from South Tyrol Category:Germanophone Italian people Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen