Gerhard Gleirscher
Gerhard Gleirscher (born December 14, 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1990 to 2000. He won a complete set of medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in mixed team (1997), a silver in mixed team (1991) and a bronze in men's singles (1997).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luge | ||
Representing  | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1997 Igls | Mixed team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1991 Winterberg | Mixed team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1997 Igls | Men's singles |
Competing in three Winter Olympics, Gleirscher also finished seventh in the men's doubles event in 1992 and in the men's singles event both in 1994 and in 1998.
His best overall finish in the Luge World Cup was third in the men's singles in 1997-8.
Family
Gerhard Gleirscher's son, David, won a gold medal at the men's singles luge event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]
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References
- m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "Rodler David Gleirscher rast sensationell zu Gold". derStandard.at. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- 1992 luge men's doubles results
- 1994 luge men's singles results
- 1998 luge men's singles results
- FIL-Luge profile
- "Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- "List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978". Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
External links
- Gerhard Gleirscher at the International Luge Federation
- Gerhard Gleirscher at the International Olympic Committee
- Gerhard Gleirscher at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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