Natalie Geisenberger

Natalie Geisenberger
Natalie Geisenberger
Personal information
Nationality German
Born 5 February 1988 (1988-02-05) (age 23)[1]
Munich,[1] Bavaria,
 West Germany
Residence Berchtesgaden,[1] Bavaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)[1]
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Luge
Event(s) Women's singles
Club RRT Miesbach
Coached by Germany Norbert Loch
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Bronze medal icon.svg
Medal record
Women´s Luge
Competitor for  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze 2010 Vancouver Women's singles
World Championships
Gold 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team
Silver 2008 Oberhof Women's singles
Silver 2009 Lake Placid Women's singles
Silver 2011 Cesana Women's singles
World Cup Championships
Silver 2008–09 Women's singles
Silver 2009–10 Women's singles
Silver 2010–11 Women's singles
Bronze 2007-08 Women's singles
European Championships
Gold 2008 Cesana Women's singles

Natalie Geisenberger (born 5 February 1988 in Munich) is a German luger. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Geisenberger won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy. She also four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold (Mixed team: 2009) and three silvers (Women's singles: 2008, 2009, 2011).

Geisenberger's best finish in the overall Luge World Cup title was third in 2007-08.

Personal life

At age six her family moved to the city of Miesbach where Gert Schabbehard of the local Club RRT Miesbach introduced her to the sport at age 10. After a very successful junior career in which she won 14 Junior World Cup competitions and three Junior World Championships, she was promoted to the senior German team. Her first senior competition was on January 20, 2007 at the Altenberg, Germany World Cup where she came in second.

Geisenberger is currently a student with the German Federal Police at the Sports School in Bad Endorf.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FIL-Luge profile, accessed December 9, 2010
v · World champions in mixed team relay luge.
Six per team
Four per team
Four per team as relay

2008: Germany (Felix Loch, Tatjana Hüfner, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2009: Germany (Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2011: Cancelled
v · European champions in women's singles luge.
1914: Anna Skoda (BOH)  • 1928: Hilde Raupach (GER)  • 1929: Lotte Embacher (GER)  • 1934: Hanni Fink (TCH)  • 1935: Hanni Fink (TCH)  • 1937: Titti Maartmann (NOR)  • 1938: Friedel Tietze (GER)  • 1939: Friedel Tietze (GER)  • 1951: Karla Kienzl (AUT)  • 1952: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1953: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1954: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1955: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1956: Elly Lieber (AUT)  • 1962: Irena Pawełczyk (POL)  • 1967: Christina Schmuck (FRG)  • 1970: Anna-Maria Müller (GDR)  • 1971: Erika Lechner (ITA)  • 1972: Ute Rührold (GDR)  • 1973: Margit Schumann (GDR)  • 1974: Margit Schumann (GDR)  • 1975: Margit Schumann (GDR)  • 1976: Vera Zozula (URS)  • 1977: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)  • 1978: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)  • 1979: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)  • 1980: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)  • 1982: Bettina Schmidt (GDR)  • 1984: Monika Auer (ITA)  • 1986: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)  • 1988: Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR)  • 1990: Susi Erdmann (GDR)  • 1992: Susi Erdmann (GER)  • 1994: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA)  • 1996: Jana Bode (GER)  • 1998: Silke Kraushaar (GER)  • 2000: Sylke Otto (GER)  • 2002: Sylke Otto (GER)  • 2004: Silke Kraushaar (GER)  • 2006: Silke Kraushaar (GER)  • 2008: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)  • 2010: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)


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