Paul Aste
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| World Championships | ||
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1955 St. Moritz | Two-man |
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1958 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Two-man |
| Luge | ||
| European Championships | ||
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1951 Igls | Men's singles |
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1952 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Men's doubles |
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1953 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Men's singles |
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1955 Hahnenklee | Men's singles |
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1955 Hahnenklee | Men's doubles |
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1952 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Men's singles |
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1953 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Men's doubles |
Paul Aste (born 5 December 1916) was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.
As a luger, Aste won seven medals in the European luge championships with five golds (Men's singles: 1951, 1953, 1955; Men's doubles: 1952, 1955) and two silvers (Men's singles: 1952, Men's doubles: 1953).
Aste also competed in bobsleigh during the 1950s and 1960s. He earned two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1955 and a bronze in 1958. Aste competed in three Winter Olympics for Austria in bobsled, earning his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952 (Luge would not become a Winter Olympic sport until the 1964 games in Innsbruck.).
At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Aste played three roles. His first was as a bobsleigh and luge course designer, creating a separate 13-turn bobsleigh and an 18-turn luge course used for each event. Aste's second role was taking the Olympic Oath for athletes during the opening ceremonies of the games. Finally, Aste finished seventh in the four-man event on the course he designed and constructed the previous year.
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