David Gleirscher
David Gleirscher (born 23 July 1994)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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| Born | 23 July 1994 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).[4]
His younger brother Nico Gleirscher is also a luger competing for Austria.[5] Nico placed third in the sprint event at Winterberg during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup.[6]
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".