Josef "Pepi" Isser is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals at the inaugural event at the FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo in 1955 with a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles events. His silver in the men's doubles was with his sister Maria marked the only time a woman ever won a medal in a men's event at a World Championships, Winter Olympics, or European Championships until the debut of a mixed team event at both the European and World Championships in the late 1980s.

Josef Isser
Medal record
Luge
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 Oslo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Oslo Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Davos Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1956 Imst Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1951 Igls Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's doubles
Bobsleigh
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man

Isser also won four medals at the European luge championships with two golds (Men's singles: 1956, Men's doubles: 1954), one silver (Men's doubles: 1951), and one bronze (Men's bronze: 1952).[1]

In bobsleigh, Isser won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (Two-man: 1955) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1958, Four-man: 1962).

References

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  1. ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.