David Gleirscher
 David Gleirscher in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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(s) | Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Luge-World-Cup-Results-6710027.php[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.fil-luge.org/en/athletes/nico-gleirscher
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4420254[bare URL]
External links[]
- David Gleirscher at FIL
- David Gleirscher at Olympics.com
- David Gleirscher at Olympedia
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