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Place of Birth: Hall in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria
About Andreas Linger
- Andreas Linger (born 31 May 1981 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian retired luger who has competed internationally since 2000.
- He and his younger brother Wolfgang began luging at a very young age, and did their first doubles run when they were 14.
- Linger has won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (Men's doubles: 2003, 2011 and 2012) and two bronzes (Mixed team: 2003 and men's doubles: 2013).
- He also earned seven medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold (Men's doubles: 2010), three silvers (Men's doubles: 2008, Mixed team: 2008, 2010), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 2004 and 2014, Mixed team: 2004).
- The Lingers were overall Luge World Cup men's doubles champions in 2011-12 and scored 15 World Cup race victories.
- They were two time Olympic champions in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- They won in 2006 despite Wolfgang having broken his leg in a luge crash the previous year.
- In 2010, they successfully defended their gold medal against another team of brothers, Andris and Juris Å ics of Latvia.
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