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LUGE: Wendel Suckow


            Wendel
            Suckow

Personal
Country: United States
Born: April 11, 1967, in Marquette, Mich.
Height: 6'2"   Weight 210 lbs.
Current Home: Lake Placid, N.Y.

Competition Highlights


World Cup: 1996-97 (9th), 1995-96 (5th), 1994-95 (6th).
U.S. Championships: 1996 (4th), 1995 (2nd)
1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics: 5th.
1992 Albertville Winter Olympics: 12th.

Fun Facts


 After finishing first in the luge World Cup championship in 1993, Suckow was named the luge athlete of the year. He first began sliding in 1985. When he is not on the luge course, Suckow loves to go snowboarding.
Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune

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