Thomas Rudolph

Thomas Rudolph (born 15 June 1970 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Yves Mankel he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Rudolph also won a silver in the men's doubles event at the 1991 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, Germany. He also won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the mixed team event (1992), a silve in the mixed team event (1994), and a bronze in the men's doubles event (1994).

Rudolph's best overall finish in the Luge World Cup was second in men's doubles twice (1991-2, 1995-6).

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European champions in mixed team relay luge

Six per team	1988: West Germany Georg Hackl Johannes Schettel Kerstin Langkopf Veronika Bilgeri Thomas Schwab Wolfgang Staudinger 1990: East Germany Jens Müller René Friedl Susi Erdmann Sylke Otto Jörg Hoffmann Jochen Pietzsch 1992: Germany Georg Hackl René Friedl Susi Erdmann Sylke Otto Yves Mankel Thomas Rudolph 1994: Italy Armin Zöggeler Norbert Huber Gerda Weissensteiner Natalie Obkircher Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber 1996: Germany Jens Müller Georg Hackl Jana Bode Susi Erdmann Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt 1998: Germany Jens Müller Karsten Albert Susi Erdmann Silke Kraushaar Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt

Four per team	2000: Germany Georg Hackl Sylke Otto Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2002: Germany Georg Hackl Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller 2004: Germany Jan-Armin Eichhorn Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller 2006: Germany David Möller Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller

Four per team as relay	2008: Latvia Mārtiņš Rubenis Maija Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics 2010: Latvia Anna Orlova Mārtiņš Rubenis Andris Šics Juris Šics 2012: Russia Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demchenko Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir Makhnutin 2014: Russia Natalia Khoreva Albert Demchenko Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir Makhnutin

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