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David Mair (natural track luger and skeleton racer)

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David Mair

David Mair (back) and Florian Breitenberger at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2010
Medal record
Natural track luge
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Olang-Valadora Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2001 Stein an der Enns Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Stein an der Enns Men's doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Szczyrk Men's doubles

David Mair (born 26 July 1980, in Meran) is an Italian luger and former skeleton racer. He competed until 2002 as a natural track luger, then until 2007 as a skeleton racer and switched back to natural track luge in 2009.

Natural track career

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As a natural track luger, Mair won a bronze medal at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999, a gold medal at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000 and a silver medal at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001 in the Men's doubles with his brother Armin Mair. He also won a gold medal at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001 in the mixed team event.

After five years as a skeleton racer he gave his comeback as a natural track luger in 2009.

Skeleton career

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In 2002 Mair switched to skeleton.[1] In 2007 he finished seventh in the team event at the FIBT World Championships.

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