Jens Müller (luger)
Jens Müller (born 6 July 1965 in Torgau, Bezirk Leipzig) is an East German-German luger who competed from 1985 to 2001. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in men's singles with a gold at Calgary in 1988 and a bronze at Nagano in 1998.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's luge | ||
Representing  East Germany&  Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1988 Calgary | Men's singles |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | Men's singles |
| World Championships | ||
| 1990 Calgary | Mixed team |
| 1991 Winterberg | Mixed team |
| 1995 Lillehammer | Mixed team |
| 2000 St. Moritz | Men's singles |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1987 Igls | Men's singles |
| 1989 Winterberg | Men's singles |
| 1989 Winterberg | Mixed team |
| 1996 Altenberg | Mixed team |
| 1997 Igls | Mixed team |
| 1999 Königssee | Men's singles |
| 2000 St. Mortiz | Mixed team |
| 1985 Oberhof | Men's singles |
| 1990 Calgary | Men's singles |
| 1996 Altenberg | Men's singles |
| World Cup Championships | ||
| 1988-89 | Men's singles |
| 1996-97 | Men's singles |
| 1999-00 | Men's singles |
| 1987-88 | Men's singles |
| 1989-90 | Men's singles |
| 1990-91 | Men's singles |
| 1994-95 | Men's singles |
| 1998-99 | Men's singles |
| European Championships | ||
| 1990 Igls | Mixed team |
| 1996 Sigulda | Men's singles |
| 1996 Sigulda | Mixed team |
| 1998 Oberhof | Mixed team |
| 2000 Winterberg | Men's singles |
| 1986 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
| 1988 Königssee | Mixed team |
| 1990 Igls | Men's singles |
Müller started for the ASK Vorwärts Oberhof and the BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof. During his career, he won 14 medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including four gold (Men's singles: 2000, Mixed team: 1990, 1991, 1995), seven silvers (Men's singles: 1987, 1989, 1999; Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000), and three bronzes (Men's singles: 1985, 1990, 1996).
At the FIL European Luge Championships, Müller won eight medals. This included five golds (Men's singles: 1996, 2000; Mixed team: 1990, 1996, 1998), two silvers (Men's singles: 1986; Mixed team: 1988), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1990). In Luge World Cup, Müller's best overall finish in men's singles was second three times (1988-9, 1996-7, 1999-2000).
Since 1988 he is an honorary citizen of Ilmenau, Thuringia. Müller is also a skeleton coach, working with such racers as Diane Sartor and Kerstin Jürgens.
References
- FIL-Luge profile
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-02-23)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)
- List of European luge champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-25) (in German)
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)
External links
- Jens Müller at Olympedia
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