Wolfgang STAUDINGER

In his active career Wolfgang Staudinger was a world class luger in the doubles starting with Johannes Schettel up to the early 1980s, then together with Thomas Schwab. In 1988 Staudinger and Schwab added the German and European titles to their Olympic bronze medal, after having won the 1986-87 World Cup, and placing second at the 1987 World Championships in Igls. Staudinger retired in 1989 and became a world class coach, beginning in Canada, followed by engagements in the US and Germany. Since 2007 he has been the Chief Coach of the Canadian National Team, with a contract carrying him through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. He is married to Canadian luger Marie-Claude Doyon.