Wendel Suckow
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Wendel D.•Suckow |
| Used name | Wendel•Suckow |
| Born | 11 April 1967 in Marquette, Michigan (USA) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 102 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
Biography
Wendel Suckow is best known for winning a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships, the first American to win any medal at a major international in luge at the senior level. Suckow competed in both singles and doubles in 1992. After competing at three Winter Olympics he retired from luge and began work as an account manager for Team Worldwide, a logistics firm. He later switched to The Terminal Corporation in Baltimore, again working as an account manager for that logistics firm.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Luge | USA |
Wendel Suckow | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| Doubles, Open (Olympic) | Bill Tavares | 9 | ||||
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Luge | USA |
Wendel Suckow | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Luge | USA |
Wendel Suckow | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 6 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships (1–0–0 1993 Calgary gold: singles)