Editing Georg Hackl (section)

==Biography==
Hackl was born in [[Berchtesgaden]], Bavaria. He took up luge as part of his [[physical education]] lessons whilst at school, learning to slide at the [[Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track|Königssee track]].<ref name=si1998 />

Hackl was known for his rivalry with [[Markus Prock]], with Prock being dominant in World Cup competition whilst Hackl consistently achieved success at the Winter Olympics. Although Hackl was not as natural an athlete as Prock, he was noted as being extremely skilled at setting up his sled to suit particular ice conditions on a given day. In addition his coach and former luger [[Thomas Schwab]] highlighted Hackl's mental strength as being key to his success.<ref name=si1998>{{cite magazine |last=Layden |first=Tim |date=9 February 1998 |title=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 |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1998/02/09/238274/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 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=14 March 2016 }}</ref>

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 in the men's singles to do so ([[Vera Zozula]] of the [[Soviet Union]] did that feat in the women's singles event at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], New York). That year he was named as [[German Sportspersonality of the Year|German Sportsman of the Year]].<ref name=spiegel>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/maenner-hackl-rodelt-ins-eheglueck-a-22426.html |title=Hackl rodelt ins Eheglück |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=16 May 1999|website=[[spiegel.de]]|language=de |trans-title=Hackl slides into marital bliss|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref> Hackl won the silver medal again in the [[2002 Winter Olympic Games|2002 Games]], becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Winter Olympics. Most recently, he placed 7th in the [[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]].

Hackl has retired from active participation and got involved in coaching after the 2006 Winter Olympics. He is responsible for a group of German lugers nicknamed the "Sunshine Training Group", alongside [[Patric Leitner]], with Hackl having responsibility for their sleds. Members of the group include [[Felix Loch]], [[Natalie Geisenberger]], [[Tobias Wendl]] and [[Tobias Arlt]], who between them took a clean sweep of the gold medals in [[luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-women-idUSBREA1A1TU20140211 |title=Geisenberger wins gold but team discord evident |last1=Palmer |first1=Justin |date=11 February 2014 |website=[[reuters.com]]|access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/americans-hoping-upset-germans-luge-dynasty |title=Americans hoping to upset German's luge dynasty |last1=Doyle |first1=Amanda |date=18 July 2013 |website=[[NBC Olympics]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302110546/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/americans-hoping-upset-germans-luge-dynasty |archive-date=2 March 2014 |access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Harder |first1=Wolfgang|date=May 2014|title=All four gold medals go to the "Sunshine Training Group" |url=https://www.fil-luge.org/cdn/uploads/fil-magazin-2014-1-web.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.fil-luge.org/cdn/uploads/fil-magazin-2014-1-web.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live|magazine=FIL Magazine|location=Berchtesgaden, Germany |publisher=[[International Luge Federation]] |volume=1 |issue=51 |page=9 |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>

Hackl won a total of 22 medals at the [[FIL World Luge Championships]], including ten golds (Men's singles: [[FIL World Luge Championships 1989|1989]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 1990|1990]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 1997|1997]]; Mixed team: [[FIL World Luge Championships 1991|1991]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 1993|1993]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 1995|1995]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 2000|2000]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 2001|2001]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 2003|2003]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 2005|2005]]), ten silvers (Men's singles: 1991, 1993, 1995, [[FIL World Luge Championships 1996|1996]], 2001, [[FIL World Luge Championships 2004|2004]], 2005; Men's doubles: [[FIL World Luge Championships 1987|1987]], Mixed team: 1996, 1997), and two bronzes (Men's singles: 2000, Mixed team: [[FIL World Luge Championships 1999|1999]]).
[[File:Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Hackl.jpg|thumb|Hackl in Oberhof, Germany in 2005]]
At the [[FIL European Luge Championships]], Hackl won twelve medals. This included seven golds (Men's singles: [[FIL European Luge Championships 1988|1988]], [[FIL European Luge Championships 1990|1990]]; Mixed team: 1988, [[FIL European Luge Championships 1992|1992]], [[FIL European Luge Championships 1996|1996]], [[FIL European Luge Championships 2000|2000]], [[FIL European Luge Championships 2002|2002]]), four silvers (Men's singles: [[FIL European Luge Championships 1994|1994]], 2000; Mixed team: 1990, 1994), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1992).

He won the overall [[List of Luge World Cup champions|Luge World Cup]] title in men's singles twice (1988–9, 1989–90) and also had his best overall finish of second in men's doubles twice (1986–7, 1987–8).

Hackl is also a nine-time [[wok racing]] world champion.

He was inducted into the [[International Luge Federation]]'s Hall of Fame in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fil-luge.org/index.php?id=424&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=20361&cHash=da95c664107d69c6aa0858acf7a38bc9 |title=Georg Hackl: official induction to the "Hall of Fame" |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=10 January 2013 |website=[[International Luge Federation]]|access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

In 1999, Hackl married his long-term girlfriend, Margit (née Datzmann).<ref name=spiegel />