Corrado Hérin

Corrado Herin (* August 4, 1966 ) is a former Italian natural track luge. After his luge career Herin also drove very successful mountain bike race. In both disciplines, he won medals at major events.

Tobogganing

During his natural track luge career in the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s Herin was mainly in the doubles with Almir Betemps successful, but also won medals in the single-seater. Herin and Betemps were 1986 and 1992 World Champion and 1993 European Champion in doubles. There were three second places at the 1990 World Cup and the European Championships in 1985 and 1987. Single seater In Herin won at the 1990 World Cup silver medal. Won at Junior European Championships Herin and Betemps 1985 and 1987 the silver medal in the single-seater Herin won bronze in 1985. In the World Cup, which is held since the winter of 1992/1993, the double won Herin / Betemps all five races of the 1993/1994 season (the first at the same time with Manfred graves / Günther Steinhauser ) and hence the two-seat World Cup. In the European Cup achieved Herin / Betemps between 1988 and 1993 three podiums.

Mountain bike

After Herin had in the early 1990s ended his luge career, he played until 2002 mountain biking. He even won the bronze medal in the downhill at the World Mountain Bike Championships in 1994 in Vail.