Fritz Nachmann had his greatest luge success at the 1968 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal with Wolfgang Winkler. Nachmann had a long career in luge, as in 1955 he had also won a World Championship bronze medal with non-Olympian Josef Strillinger, and in 1957-58 they were World Champions. In 1962 he and non-Olympian Max Leo were runners-up at the Worlds and one year later Nachmann won the World title in the men’s singles. He also won a 1967 European Championships silver medal in singles. Nachmann trained carpenter, but later hosted "Monialm" and the swimming center in Rottach.
