Wolfgang Staudinger

Wolfgang Staudinger ( born September 8, 1963 in Berchtesgaden ) is a former German luger and current coach.

Wolfgang Staudinger began his career in 1978 and at the beginning of the 1980s he formed a successful duo with John Schettel. In 1983 she won the German championship title. After Staudinger joined the partner and formed with Thomas Schwab is one of the most successful luge doubles the 1980s. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988. In the same year both were European champions in the doubles and with the team in Koenigssee. In addition, they were also German champion. The year before they won at the World Championships in Igls bronze behind Jörg Hoffmann / Jochen Pietzsch and Stefan Ilsanker / Georg Hackl. In the 1986/87 season they also won the overall World Cup the doubles before Ilsanker / Hackl and Hansjörg Raffl / Norbert Huber. The year before, they were second in the overall standings of the World Cup, 1982/83 third parties. Four times was won by the duo World Cup races. In 1989 he ended his active career.

After his playing career he became a coach. First, he was in charge for three years, the Canadian team, then he worked as a trainer in the U.S. and Germany. He supervised, among others Robert Fegg and David Moeller. Since 2007, Staudinger is again head coach of the Canadian national squad and this is for the 2010 to be held in Canada Winter Olympics prepare. His contract runs seven years. He is married to the former luger Marie -Claude Doyon.