Achievements He won the bronze medal in the men"s singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New New York Winkler also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver (singles: 1978) and two bronzes (singles: 1977, doubles: 1979). Additionally, he won a gold medal in the men"s singles event at the 1977 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany. Winkler was the first men"s singles Luge World Cup overall champion in 1977-1978.