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. Prior to the Olympic win, Gleirscher did not have a single World Cup podium appearance.[3]

David Gleirscher
David Gleirscher in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportLuge
Event(s)Singles

Family

David Gleirscher's father, Gerhard, was a luger who won three world championship medals, including both a 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] Nick placed third in the sprint event at Winterberg during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup.[6]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Luge-World-Cup-Results-6710027.php%5B%5D
  3. "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.
  4. m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "Rodler David Gleirscher rast sensationell zu Gold". derStandard.at. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. http://www.fil-luge.org/en/athletes/nico-gleirscher
  6. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4420254
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