Paul Hildgartner
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Paul-Peter•Hildgartner |
| Used name | Paul•Hildgartner |
| Born | 8 June 1952 in Chienes, Bolzano-Bozen (ITA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 79 kg |
| Affiliations | Slittino Club Kiens |
| NOC |  Italy |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
One of the few lugers to win three Olympic medals and two gold medals, Paul Hildgartner uniquely won his gold medals 12 years apart. In 1972, Hildgartner joined Walter Plaikner to win the Olympic doubles luge gold medal. He then turned to singles luge exclusively, earning a silver medal in 1980 and winning the Olympic title in 1984 at Sarajevo. Hildgartner was also World Champion in singles in 1978, and in doubles in 1971 (with Plaikner). Hildgartner was the singles World Cup leader in both 1981 and 1983.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Luge | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| Doubles, Open (Olympic) | Walter Plaikner | =1 | Gold | |||
| 1976 Winter Olympics | Luge | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Doubles, Open (Olympic) | Walter Plaikner | 11 | ||||
| 1980 Winter Olympics | Luge | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Luge | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Luge | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 10 |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner | |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | ITA |
Paul Hildgartner |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Luge Championships (4–1–1 1971 Imst gold: doubles; 1974 Imst gold: doubles; 1978 Hammarstrand gold: singles; 1980 Olang silver: singles; 1984 Olang gold: singles; 1988 Königssee bronze: mixed team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships (2–0–3 1971 Olang gold: doubles; 1973 Oberhof bronze: doubles; 1978 Imst gold: singles; 1979 Königsee bronze: singles; 1983 Lake Placid bronze: single)
- Listed in Olympians Who Received the Italian Olympic Association (CONI) Gold Medal ()