David Gleirscher
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 1994 Hall in Tirol, Austria |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Austria |
| Sport | Luge |
Event | Singles |
Medal record | |
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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. Before the Olympic win, Gleirscher did not have a single World Cup podium appearance.[3]
Family
[edit | edit source]David Gleirscher's father, Gerhard, is a retired 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]
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External links
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Austrian male lugers
- Olympic lugers for Austria
- Olympic gold medalists for Austria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
- Olympic medalists in luge
- Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hall in Tirol
- Lugers from Tyrol (state)
- Lugers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian luge biography stubs
- Austrian Winter Olympic medalist stubs