Jens Müller (luger)

Jens Müller (born 6 July 1965 in Torgau, Bezirk Leipzig) is an East German-German luger who competed from 1985 to 2001. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in men's singles with a gold at Calgary in 1988 and a bronze at Nagano in 1998.

Jens Müller

Müller in 1987
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  East Germany &  Germany
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary	Men's singles
	1998 Nagano	Men's singles
World Championships
	1990 Calgary	Mixed team
	1991 Winterberg	Mixed team
	1995 Lillehammer	Mixed team
	2000 St. Moritz	Men's singles
	1987 Igls	Men's singles
	1989 Winterberg	Men's singles
	1989 Winterberg	Mixed team
	1996 Altenberg	Mixed team
	1997 Igls	Mixed team
	1999 Königssee	Men's singles
	2000 St. Mortiz	Mixed team
	1985 Oberhof	Men's singles
	1990 Calgary	Men's singles
	1996 Altenberg	Men's singles
World Cup Championships
	1988-89	Men's singles
	1996-97	Men's singles
	1999-00	Men's singles
	1987-88	Men's singles
	1989-90	Men's singles
	1990-91	Men's singles
	1994-95	Men's singles
	1998-99	Men's singles
European Championships
	1990 Igls	Mixed team
	1996 Sigulda	Men's singles
	1996 Sigulda	Mixed team
	1998 Oberhof	Mixed team
	2000 Winterberg	Men's singles
	1986 Hammarstrand	Men's singles
	1988 Königssee	Mixed team
	1990 Igls	Men's singles

Müller started for the ASK Vorwärts Oberhof and the BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof. During his career, he won 14 medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including four gold (Men's singles: 2000, Mixed team: 1990, 1991, 1995), seven silvers (Men's singles: 1987, 1989, 1999; Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000), and three bronzes (Men's singles: 1985, 1990, 1996).

At the FIL European Luge Championships, Müller won eight medals. This included five golds (Men's singles: 1996, 2000; Mixed team: 1990, 1996, 1998), two silvers (Men's singles: 1986; Mixed team: 1988), and one bronze (Men's singles: 1990). In Luge World Cup, Müller's best overall finish in men's singles was second three times (1988-9, 1996-7, 1999-2000).

Since 1988 he is an honorary citizen of Ilmenau, Thuringia. Müller is also a skeleton coach, working with such racers as Diane Sartor and Kerstin Jürgens.

References

• FIL-Luge profile
• Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21)
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-02-23)
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at Archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)
• List of European luge champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-25) (in German)
• List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)