Markus Prock

Markus Prock
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville Men's singles
1994 Lillehammer Men's singles
2002 Salt Lake City Men's singles
World Championships
1987 Igls Men's singles
1996 Altenberg Men's singles
1996 Altenberg Mixed team
1997 Igls Mixed team
1999 Königssee Mixed team
1990 Calgary Men's singles
1991 Winterberg Mixed team
1993 Calgary Mixed team
1997 Igls Men's singles
1991 Winterberg Men's singles
1995 Lillehammer Men's singles
1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
2000 St. Moritz Mixed team
2001 Calgary Men's singles
World Cup Championships
1987-88 Men's singles
1990-91 Men's singles
1991-92 Men's singles
1992-93 Men's singles
1993-94 Men's singles
1994-95 Men's singles
1995-96 Men's singles
1996-97 Men's singles
1998-99 Men's singles
2001-02 Men's singles
1984-85 Men's singles
1989-90 Men's singles
1986-87 Men's singles
2000-01 Men's singles
European Championships
1994 Königssee Men's singles
1998 Oberhof Men's singles
2002 Altenberg Men's singles
1988 Königssee Men's singles
1990 Igls Men's singles
2002 Altenberg Mixed team

Markus Prock (born 22 June 1964) is an Austrian luger who competed between 1983 and 2002. Born in Innsbruck, Prock competed in six Winter Olympics winning three medals in the men's singles event with two silvers (1992, 1994) and one bronze (2002).

Prock grew up in the village of Mieders in the Stubaital. His parents managed a petrol station and a pension.[1] He competed in several sports in his youth, ski racing, playing football and sprinting, achieving personal bests of 22.8s for the 200m and 50.9s for the 400m whilst in high school.[2] He took up luge after racing in a competition for teenagers held at Igls.[1]

Prock was known for his rivalry with Georg Hackl, with Prock being dominant in World Cup competition whilst Hackl consistently achieved success at the Winter Olympics. Prock was noted for his athleticism and his powerful start.[2]

At the FIL World Luge Championships, Prock won 13 medals, including five gold (Men's singles: 1987, 1996; Mixed team: 1996, 1997, 1999), four silvers (Men's singles: 1990, 1997; Mixed team: 1991, 1993), and four bronzes (Men's singles: 1995, 2001; Mixed team: 1995, 2001).

Prock won six medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with five in men's singles (gold: 1994, 1998, 2002; silver: 1988, 1990) and one medal in the mixed team event (bronze: 2002).

He also won the overall Luge World Cup ten times in men's singles (1987-8, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1992-3, 1993-4, 1994-5, 1995-6, 1996-7, 1998-9, 2001-2).

As of 2007, he was the sports director of the Tyrolean luge association. He also manages his nephew, Gregor Schlierenzauer, who was second in the 2006-07 Ski jumping World Cup entering the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. Schlierenzauer won a gold in the team large hill at those championships.

References

  1. 1 2 McCallum, Jack (27 January 1988). "Going Feet First". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Layden, Tim (9 February 1998). "Born To Luge Georg Hackl is a techno whiz, Markus Prock is a natural athlete. The Olympics have belonged to Hackl, the World Cup circuit to Prock. Now, the final act of one of the greatest, if most obscure, rivalries in sports is about to begin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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