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	Georg Hackl
		Hackl won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles.
		Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics.
		Hackl won the World Championships in 1989, 1990 and 1997.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/Georg_Hackl.html (139 words)

	Georg Hackl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Georg Hackl (born 9 September 1966) is a German (German: A person of German nationality) luger (luger: A German semiautomatic pistol) and a three time Olympic (Olympic: rightthumbrightfor months before the olympic games, runners relay the olympic flame...
		Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden (Berchtesgaden: berchtesgaden is a german municipality in the bavarian alps with a population of around...
		Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games (2002 Games: more facts about this subject), becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/georg_hackl (140 words)

	Hackl aims for a luge ride into Olympic history
		Georg Hackl of Germany brakes at the finish during a practice run for the men's singles luge at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah.
		Hackl often tinkers with equipment and is known to get up in the middle of the night to fix something or other on his luge.
		Hackl personally carries the sled in a green wrap to and from competitions, protecting it from prying eyes.
	www.phillyburbs.com /olympics/2002/news/1111887.htm (631 words)

	BERLIN (Reuters) - In 1988, when Georg Hackl won his first Olympic medal, Ronald Reagan was the ... 'Speeding ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		BERLIN (Reuters) - In 1988, when Georg Hackl won his first Olympic medal, Ronald Reagan was the U.S. president, the Berlin Wall divided Europe and Michael Jackson was still the king of pop.
		Hackl, a good-humored Bavarian who enjoys speeding down the ice at 130 kph almost as much as he loves the high-calorie local wheat beer, entered the record books in 2002 as the first Winter Olympian to win medals at five consecutive games.
		Hackl just missed another record in Salt Lake City in 2002 when his attempt to win a fourth consecutive gold medal came up just 0.329 seconds short, forcing him to settle for a silver medal behind Armin Zoeggeler of Italy.
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	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Georg Hackl is the only luger to have won medals at five consecutive Olympics in singles luge.
		Because Hackl had trouble with his start, a start range was built for him at the Königssee luge course near his home in Berchtesgaden.
		Hackl won again, but the contest was so close that if the four runs had been a single race, he would have won by less than 35 centimetres after 5.6 kilometres of sliding.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=77927 (247 words)

	Luge / German gets record but not gold
		Hackl is a character in a sport that surfaces only once every four years in America but is huge in Europe.
		Hackl is a man who builds his own purple sleds - - with design help from Porsche -- and guards them with fanatical secrecy, a man who some believe has eased up during pre-Olympic races in the past to lull his competitors into thinking he's washed up.
		Hackl's father, also named Georg, had a heart attack Dec. 28 after seeing his son win a race only a few miles from their home.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/02/12/SPLUGE12.DTL&type=printable (716 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Luge and Skeleton \| Legend of the luge
		Hackl, who earned a silver medal in Calgary in 1988 before starting his gold medal-winning spree, was beaten by Italian Armin Zoeggeler.
		Hackl's first success was a testament to his meticulous nature, concentration and sheer determination.
		Undeterred, Hackl opted to use one of his older sleds and proceeded to set the fastest speed in Olympic luging history clocking an average of 99.54km/h over the 1,250 metre run.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/luge_and_skeleton/newsid_1815000/1815106.stm (723 words)

	Germany's Georg Hackl prepares to race for gold again - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		PARK CITY, Utah — Georg Hackl hopped on his new purple Porsche sled Saturday and sent one last message to the field in the luge.
		Hackl won silver in 1988 at Calgary, then took gold at Albertville, Lillehammer and Nagano.
		Hackl's biggest challenge again is expected to come from Prock and Italy's Armin Zoeggeler, a three-time World Cup champion who won silver in Nagano and bronze at Lillehammer.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70000255,00.html (573 words)

	Taking a Porsche Down the Icy Track \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 05.02.2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Georg Hackl doesn't mind that his Porsche is too small to impress women.
		When Georg Hackl asked the engineers at the Porsche Development Center in Weissach, Germany, for help, they were eager to comply.
		Georg Hackl approached the people at Porsche because he hoped they could help him gain valuable tenths of a second.
	www.dw-world.de /popups/popup_printcontent/0,,434793,00.html (464 words)

	Augusta Georgia: Other Sports:Hackl fails in bid to win fourth straight gold in men's luge 02/12/02
		PARK CITY, Utah -- Georg Hackl of Germany failed in his bid to become the first Winter Olympian to win four straight gold medals in the same event, finishing second to Armin Zoeggeler of Italy in men's luge on Monday.
		Still, with his second silver, Hackl became the first winter athlete to medal in five consecutive Olympics and smiled at a contingent of fans who were cheering him at the finish line.
		Hackl, who had the slowest third run among the top five to fall.232 of a second behind - too far back to accomplish his dream - finished with an aggregate total of 2:58.270.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/021202/oly_124-5400.shtml (497 words)

	German Info: Germany at the Olympics
		Precision is all: timing, sled weight and design (Hackl, who trained as a metal worker, builds his own), uniform aerodynamics, temperature of track, air and even equipment, must be calibrated to three decimal places.
		It is common for Hackl to place in the middle of the pack during training runs, but then turn on the heat in competition and emerge the winner.
		His devotion to luge is legendary - it is said that Hackl would sneak in four or five runs on the Königsee track after school and wake up in the middle of the night to polish his runners or tinker with his sled.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/info/publications/infocus/olympics2002/hackl.html (746 words)

	USATODAY.com - The 'Godfather' of luge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hackl ran and was elected to the district government in Berchtesgaden in 2002 on name recognition alone but says he has no larger political aspirations.
		Although the immediate problem was resolved, other nerves leading into Hackl's left arm were damaged in the process, affecting his ability to swipe at the ice with nail-laced gloves to create momentum at the start.
		Hackl plans to become a coach when he is finished and take more trips in the U.S. West, which he says he "loves" and has toured three times for weeks on end.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2006-01-23-hackl_x.htm (1562 words)

	Encyclopedia: Georg Hackl
		While Hackl settled for silver, Rogge and the 14,000 other spectators were treated to a heavyweight battle unseen in previous Olympic competition as the three greatest sliders of the past 15 years gathered for one final slugfest.
		Hackl then was positioned for gold with just one slider left — the leader Zoeggeler.
		Hackl, the greatest slider ever, added a silver to his mantel, which already holds three golds and a silver.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Georg-Hackl (629 words)

	The City of Calgary: Georg Hackl of the Federal Republic of Germany... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Georg Hackl of the Federal Republic of Germany...
		The City of Calgary: Georg Hackl of the Federal Republic of Germany...
		Georg Hackl of the Federal Republic of Germany speeds around a corner in the men's luge to capture the silver medal.
	content.calgary.ca /CCA/City+Hall/Business+Units/City+Clerks+Department/Administration+Services/Corporate+Records/Archives/1988+Winter+Olympics/Day+to+Day/Day+3+-+1988+February+15/Georg+Hackl+of+the+Federal+Republic+of+Germany.htm (41 words)

	Hackl Banged Up, but Don't Bet Against Him - MSNBC Wire Services - Olympics - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		BERLIN - Georg Hackl is the only athlete in history to medal in five Winter Olympics, but the German luger hasn't felt too dominant in the last year.
		Hackl returned from his hospital stay to finish fifth at the final World Cup at the end of January, complaining he is driving like an "overzealous schoolboy" and prone to mistakes.
		Hackl works on his equipment fanatically, often producing the best sled, having picked up the skills in his youth when he trained as a metalworker.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11195797/from/RL.1 (591 words)

	Topstory 1
		Hackl, seeking an unprecedented fourth straight gold medal, trailed Armin Zoeggeler of Italy by 41 hundredths of a second after the first two heats of what became a riveting duel Sunday.
		Trailing by 68 hundredths after the first heat, Hackl quickly proved why he is the greatest luger in history and still a threat at age 35.
		When Hackl’s time of 44.614 seconds flashed on the board, he was first.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/special_reports/Olympics2002/bobsleigh_ls/topstory001.asp (706 words)

	The City of Calgary: Georg Hackl, from the Federal Republic of Germany, first won... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Georg Hackl, from the Federal Republic of Germany, first won...
		The City of Calgary: Georg Hackl, from the Federal Republic of Germany, first won...
		Georg Hackl, from the Federal Republic of Germany, first won a silver medal in Calgary and since has won three gold medals in consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 1998 and has won a medal in five separate Games.
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	Georg Hackl News
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		German Georg Hackl is replacing his luge with a wok.
		Georg Hackl is the only athlete in history to medal in five Winter Olympics, but the German luger hasn't felt too dominant in the last year.
	www.topix.net /winter-sports/georg-hackl (598 words)

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		Hackl, 39 ans, a été hospitalisé après s'être senti mal lors des entraînements de la Coupe du monde de luge d'Igls, en Autriche.
		Hackl a décroché l'or à Albertville (1992), Lillehammer (1994) et Nagano (1998).
		Hackl a déjà annoncé qu'il mettrait un terme à sa carrière à l'issue de cette saison.
	www.src.ca /sports/PlusSports/2006/01/15/005-hackl-dimanche.shtml (228 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Luge - Zoeggeler dethrones Hackl in men's luge - Sunday February 17, 2002 07:42 ...
		Hackl set a Winter Games record Monday by winning a medal in his fifth consecutive appearance but relinquished his stranglehold on the sport in front of a distinguished guest and 14,000 rowdy fans at Utah Olympic Park.
		Hackl finished in 2:58.270 and had his gold medal string snapped at three Olympic competitions.
		Hackl finished second and first in his Sunday runs but showed signs of age Monday, posting just the sixth- and third-best times of the day, thanks to an ailing back that prevents him from starting strongly.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/olympics/2002/luge/news/2002/02/11/singles_luge_ap (501 words)

	Hackl is the Best (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hackl is the sixth, and with his medal he has joined a very exclusive club of successful sports persons.
		Georg Hackl remained true to his reputation of being completely fit at the big sporting events.
		During the last four Winter Olympics, Georg Hackl did not buckle under this pressure, and he achieved the hoped-for success for the team.
	www.germanembassy-india.org /news/98mar/gn21.htm (453 words)

	Suckow gives his best but places sixth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		That would be Georg Hackl of Germany, who became the sixth athlete to win gold medals in the same event in three straight Winter Olympics by putting together four remarkably consistent runs.
		Not only did Hackl have the best time in each run, but his slowest and fastest times were just 0.057 of a second apart.
		Hackl twice broke the track record and his margin of victory -- 0.503 of a second over silver medalist Armin Zoeggeler of Italy -- was huge in a sport timed to the thousandth of a second.
	www.onwisconsin.com /sports/oly98/luge20998.stm (569 words)

	STLtoday - Sports - Special Reports
		PARK CITY, Utah -- German luge king Georg Hackl had a chance to sled into Olympics history as the first Winter Games athlete to win gold in the same event four consecutive times.
		Hackl and Prock have been clashing Olympic sleds since 1992 in Albertville, France.
		By the third run of the competition, which swooped down a 17-turn, 1,335-meter track at Utah Olympic Park, Hackl's shot at the grand slam of sled was over.
	www.stltoday.com /stltoday/sports/special/2002wintolymp.nsf/0/23700E6B0E2DF5A186256B5E00529E13?OpenDocument (406 words)

	BBC News \| Luge \| Hackl makes it a golden treble
		Germany's Georg Hackl has won his third, consecutive men's luge singles gold medal at Nagano on Monday, timing 3min 18.436 seconds, to edge out silver medallist Armin Zoeggeler by half a second.
		Hackl led from the start and the firm favourite never looked in doubt of losing a 0.213 second lead built up from the event's first two runs on Sunday.
		Hackl, three times world champion and double World Cup winner, had caused a stir earlier in the tournament for using aerodynamic bright yellow boots bringing protests from rivals.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sport/winter_olympics_98/luge/newsid_54000/54842.stm (259 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Germany's Hackl proving his luge career not done yet
		Hackl, the most decorated slider in luge history, seemingly had slipped from the top of the sport at the Salt Lake City Games in February when Italy's Armin Zoeggler won the gold on this same track.
		Hackl, who had been chasing his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, had to settle for the silver.
		But while Hackl seemed to catch a break from the snow during his second run, picking up speed the farther down the track, Zoeggler slowed substantially in the middle of the course and wound up eighth in 1:32.564.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2002/1124/1466032.html (307 words)

	USATODAY.com - Hackl to retire after sixth Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hackl, a three-time gold medalist in luge who has been plagued by nagging injuries during the past year, will retire following the Torino Games.
		Considered his sport's greatest slider, Hackl had surgery on his back last year and was slowed during the World Cup season by a painful arm injury, which forced him to skip several events.
		Even when he's not at his physical best, Hackl has the experience to win any time he jumps on his sled and the tricky, 19-turn track nestled into the Italian Alps suits his amazing ability to find speed where others can't.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/torino/sliding/2006-02-09-hackl-retirement_x.htm (379 words)

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