Moritz Heidegger
{{Short description|Liechtenstein bobsledder (1932–1956)}}
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| nationality = Liechtenstein
| sport = Bobsleigh
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|12|4|df=yes}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|2|12|1932|12|4|df=yes}}
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Moritz Heidegger (4 December 1932 – 12 February 1956) was a Liechtensteiner bobsledder.
Life
Moritz Heidegger, who came from Triesen, took part in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He competed in the two-man event with his pusher Weltin Wolfinger. However, the duo was in last place after the second of four runs and therefore did not start again.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/moritz-heidegger-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103703/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/moritz-heidegger-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Moritz Heidegger Olympic Results |accessdate=7 April 2018}}
Two weeks later, the two athletes started on the Olympic Bob Run in St. Moritz. During the race, the bobsleigh skidded and the track collapsed, as a result of which it overturned several times. Despite wearing a helmet, Heidegger was severely hit in the back of the head by the bumpers. The President of the Liechtenstein Federation, baron Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein, immediately drove Heidegger to the hospital in Samedan. However, Heidegger did not regain consciousness and died a few days later. As a result, bobsleighing was temporarily banned in Liechtenstein.{{cite news|author=Herbert Oehri|url=https://www.lie-zeit.li/2019/02/die-heidegger-tragoedie-von-triesen/|title=Die Heidegger-Tragödie von Triesen|date=2013-04-22|language=de}}
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Category:Liechtenstein male bobsledders
Category:20th-century Liechtenstein sportsmen
Category:Olympic bobsledders for Liechtenstein
Category:Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Bobsledders who died while racing
Category:Place of birth missing
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