Gerda Weissensteiner

Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI (born 3 January 1969) is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.

Gerda Weissensteiner
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1969-01-03) 3 January 1969
Bolzano, Italy
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportLuge
Bobsleigh
ClubG.S. Forestale
Medal record
Women's luge
Olympic Games
1994 LillehammerWomen's singles
World Championships
1989 WinterbergMixed team
1993 CalgaryWomen's singles
1989 WinterbergWomen's singles
1990 CalgaryMixed team
1995 LillehammerMixed team
1991 WinterbergMixed team
1993 CalgaryMixed team
1995 LillehammerWomen's singles
1996 AltenbergWomen's singles
1996 AltenbergMixed team
1997 IglsMixed team
World Cup
1992-93 Women's singles
1997-98 Women's singles
1988-89 Women's singles
1989-90 Women's singles
1990-91 Women's singles
1995-96 Women's singles
European Championships
1994 KönigsseeWomen's singles
1994 KönigsseeMixed team
1990 IglsWomen's singles
1998 OberhofMixed team
1988 KönigsseeMixed team
1990 IglsMixed team
1996 SiguldaMixed team
Women's bobsleigh
Olympic Games
2006 TurinTwo woman
World Cup
2002-03 Two-woman
2003-04 Two-woman
European Championships
2006 St. Moritz Two-woman
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