Georg Hackl

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Olympic medalist
Georg Hackl
Medal record
Men's luge
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Gold	1992 Albertville	Singles
Gold	1994 Lillehammer	Singles
Gold	1998 Nagano	Singles
Silver	1988 Calgary	Singles
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Singles

Georg Hackl (born September 9, 1966) is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.

Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.

He won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles. Four years later, he improved his performance to win the gold, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1998. In 1998, he won the gold by clocking the fastest time in all four runs, the first in Olympic history to do so. Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Hackl has said that he will retire from active participation and get involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Hackl won the World Championships in 1989, 1990 and 1997.

He is also a three-time wok racing world champion.