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8 unusual facts about Kapfenberg


Gerhard Sandhofer

A natural track luger, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Hannelore Plattner

A natural track luger, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Josef Lexer

A natural track luger, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Kapfenberg

With the Kapfenberg Bulls, the city has a team in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest professional basketball league in Austria.

Karl Robatsch

He was a winner at Madrid in 1961 (with Borislav Milic) and achieved outright or shared second place at Kapfenberg 1955, Varna 1957, Utrecht 1961 and Beverwijk 1962.

Maria Dibiasi

A natural track luger, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Neil McMenemy

Neil made his debut for Scotland in 1990 in Kapfenberg, Austria in the Westathletic Cup against the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.

Ratmir Kholmov

Kholmov got just one chance to represent the USSR in a team event at full international level when he played board ten at the European Team Championships, Kapfenberg 1970.



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