Josef Feistmantl

Josef Feistmantl (23 February 1939 – 10 March 2019) was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s.

He also won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (1967) and one silver (1962).

[3] After his 1969 World Championship win, he donated the medal to the Polish team after their luger Stanisław Paczka had been killed whilst in competition at the Championships: Feistmantl stated that he "wanted to set a positive example".

That year the International Olympic Committee awarded him a Fair Play Prize for his gesture.

[2] Feistmantl was inducted into the International Luge Federation Hall of Fame in 2005 along with Hans Rinn.