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Armin Zöggeler
Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lillehammer Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Königssee Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2001 Calgary Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sigulda Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Park City Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 St. Moritz Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Igls Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Igls Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Altenberg Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Igls Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Nagano Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Park City Mixed team

Armin Zöggeler (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian luger and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale ("The Cannibal"), for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races.

Zöggeler was born in Merano (Meran), Italy. A police officer by profession, he began to luge at a very young age, over natural tracks. He won the junior World Cup when he was 14, and made his debut with the Italian national team at the age of 19. Despite a lack of tracks in Italy until the construction of the Cesana Pariol track for the 2006 Winter Olympics, he evolved into one of the most effective lugers ever.

Zöggeler is the only Italian to have won at least a medal in four consecutive editions of Olympic Games (Summer Olympics included) with medals in the men's singles event that include two golds (2002, 2006), one silver (1998), and one bronze (1994). He also has thirteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including five golds (Men's singles: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005), four silvers (Men's singles: 2000, 2007; Mixed team: 1995, 2007), and four bronzes (Mixed team: 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005).

Zöggeler's 33 individual wins in the World Cup (as of December 16, 2006), he is first of all time, together with German Georg Hackl and Austrian Markus Prock.

Zöggeler lives in the Lana commune, in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. He has two children, Nina and Thomas.

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