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David Möller
David Möller (left), at the flowers ceremony after the men's singles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany.Personal information Born 13 January 1982 [1]
Sonneberg,[1] Thuringia, East GermanyResidence Schalkau,[1] Thuringia Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] Weight 91 kg (200 lb)(winter)
85 kg (190 lb)[1](summer)Website home Sport Country Germany Sport Luge Event(s) Men´s singles Club RRV Sonneberg/Schalkau Turned pro 2001[1] Coached by Bernhard Glass Achievements and titles Olympic finals Medal recordCompetitor for Germany Men's luge Olympic Games Silver 2010 Vancouver Men's singles World Championships Gold 2004 Nagano Men's singles Gold 2004 Nagano Mixed team Gold 2007 Igls Men's singles Gold 2007 Igls Mixed team Silver 2008 Oberhof Men's singles Bronze 2005 Park City Men's singles World Cup Championships Silver 2005-06 Men's singles Silver 2006-07 Men's singles Silver 2007-08 Men's singles Silver 2008-09 Men's singles Bronze 2003-04 Men's singles European Championships Gold 2006 Winterberg Mixed team Silver 2004 Oberhof Men's singles Bronze 2006 Winterberg Men's singles Bronze 2008 Cesena Men's singles German Championships Gold 2006 Men's singles Gold 2007 Men's singles Bronze 2009 Königssee Men's singles Bronze 2010 Winterberg Men's singles World Junior Championships Gold 2001 Lillehammer Men's singles Gold 2002 Innsbruck Men's singles Gold 2002 Innsbruck Mixed team Silver 2000 Altenberg Men's singles David Möller (born 13 January 1982) is a German luger who has competed since 2001. He won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Men's singles: 2004, 2007; Mixed team: 2004, 2007), one silver (Men's singles: 2008), and one bronze (Men's singles: 2005)
Möller also won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 2006), one silver (Men's singles: 2004), and two bronzes (Men's singles: 2006, 2008).
He also finished fifth in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino and won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .
Möller's best Luge World Cup overall finish was second three times (2005-6, 2006-7, 2007-8).
On 18 January 2009, Möller suffered a cruciate ligament rupture while training in Oberhof. He underwent surgery for the rupture in Munich at the end of February. Möller underwent physical rehabilitation in early 2009 to prepare for the 2009-10 Luge World Cup and Winter Olympics in Vancouver to which he qualified.
References
- FIL-Luge.org 24 April 2009 article on Möller's surgery and rehabilitation. - accessed 8 May 2009.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (German)
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
1955: Anton Salvesen (NOR) · 1957: Hans Schaller (FRG) · 1958: Jerzy Wojnar (POL) · 1959: Herbert Thaler (AUT) · 1960: Helmut Berndt (FRG) · 1961: Jerzy Wojnar (POL) · 1962: Thomas Köhler (GDR) · 1963: Fritz Nachmann (FRG) · 1965: Hans Plenk (FRG) · 1967: Thomas Köhler (GDR) · 1969: Josef Feistmantl (AUT) · 1970: Josef Fendt (FRG) · 1971: Karl Brunner (ITA) · 1973: Hans Rinn (GDR) · 1974: Josef Fendt (FRG) · 1975: Wolfram Fiedler (GDR) · 1977: Hans Rinn (GDR) · 1978: Paul Hildgartner (ITA) · 1979: Dettlef Günther (GDR) · 1981: Sergey Danilin (URS) · 1983: Miroslav Zajonc (CAN) · 1985: Michael Walter (GDR) · 1987: Markus Prock · 1989: Georg Hackl (FRG) · 1990: Georg Hackl (FRG) · 1991: Arnold Huber (ITA) · 1993: Wendel Suckow (USA) · 1995: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) · 1996: Markus Prock (AUT) · 1997: Georg Hackl (GER) · 1999: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) · 2000: Jens Müller (GER) · 2001: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) · 2003: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) · 2004: David Möller (GER) · 2005: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) · 2007: David Möller (GER) · 2008: Felix Loch (GER) · 2009: Felix Loch (GER) · 2011: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) ·
Six per team 1988: West Germany (Georg Hackl, Johannes Schettel, Kerstin Langkopf, Veronika Bilgeri, Thomas Schwab & Wolfgang Staudinger) · 1990: East Germany (Jens Müller, René Friedl, Susi Erdmann, Sylke Otto, Jörg Hoffmann & Jochen Pietzsch) · 1992: Germany (Georg Hackl, René Friedl, Susi Erdmann, Sylke Otto, Yves Mankel & Thomas Rudolph) · 1994: Italy (Armin Zöggeler, Norbert Huber, Gerda Weissensteiner, Natalie Obkircher, Kurt Brugger & Wilfried Huber) · 1996: Germany - Jens Müller, Georg Hackl, Jana Bode, Susi Erdmann, Stefan Krauße & Jan Behrendt · 1998: Germany (Jens Müller, Karsten Albert, Susi Erdmann, Silke Kraushaar, Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt)Four per team 2000: Germany (Georg Hackl, Sylke Otto, Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch) · 2002: Germany (Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar, Steffen Skel & Steffen Wöller) · 2004: Germany (Jan-Armin Eichhorn, Silke Kraushaar, Steffen Skel & Steffen Wöller) · 2006: Germany (David Möller, Silke Kraushaar, Steffen Skel & Steffen Wöller)Four per team as relay 2008: Latvia (Mārtiņš Rubenis, Maija Tīruma, Andris Šics & Juris Šics) · 2010: Latvia (Anna Orlova, Mārtiņš Rubenis, Andris Šics & Juris Šics) ·This biographical article relating to German luge is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.