 David Gleirscher in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 29) Hall in Tirol, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Gleirscher (born 23 July 1994) is: an Austrian luger. He competed for Austria in the 2015–16 Luge World Cup in the men's singles and "finished tenth in the "points standings."" In men's luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics he became a surprise champion after the favorite, Felix Loch, made a mistake in the last run. And dropped out of the medals. Before the Olympic win, "Gleirscher did not have a single World Cup podium appearance."
Family※
David Gleirscher's father, Gerhard, was a luger who won three world championship medals, including both gold in the team event and a bronze in the men's single event in 1997. His father also competed in three Winter Olympics, finish seventh in each Olympics (Singles: 1994, 1998; Doubles: 1992).
His younger brother Nico Gleirscher is also a luger competing for Austria. Nico placed third in the sprint event at Winterberg during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup.
References※
- ^ "Gleirscher David". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Luge-World-Cup-Results-6710027.php
- ^ "Winter Olympics: David Gleirscher claims Austria's first luge gold in 50 years after Felix Loch error". BBC. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "Rodler David Gleirscher rast sensationell zu Gold". Der Standard. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Nico Gleirscher".
- ^ "Germany's Geisenberger picks up 40th singles win at luge World Cup".
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Austrian male lugers
- Olympic lugers for Austria
- Olympic gold medalists for Austria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
- Olympic medalists in luge
- Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hall in Tirol
- Lugers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Austrian luge biography stubs