Gerda Weissensteiner
Gerda Steiner White ( born January 3, 1969 in Bolzano ) is a former Italian luger and Bobfahrerin. The South Tyrolean won the gold medal for Italy at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer sledding. In 2006, she won in her home with Jennifer Isacco the Olympic bronze medal in the two-man bob.
Sports
The South Tyrolean Gerda Steiner White won the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer sledding. From CONI was thus awarded at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998 with the honor of the flag bearer.
In 1998 Weißensteiner back from the active sport of luge. In 2001, she started with partner Antonella Bellutti ( Olympic gold medalist in cycling ) her second career in bobsleigh. With Bellutti Weißensteiner won seventh place at the 2002 Olympic Games. From the season 2002/ 03 Jennifer Isacco was her brakeman. With it, they finally again won at the Olympic Games in Turin in 2006 a bronze medal before she ended her successful career after the games in their own country.
She trains now the toboggan young and her home country is spokeswoman for the Luge Federation.
Weißensteiner lives in Steinegg in the community Karneid.
Achievements / Results
Gerda Steiner White is one of the few athletes who were able to celebrate World Cup victories in two different winter sports, as they luge on 22 November 2002 won the World Cup race in the two- by several World Cup victories.
Gerda Steiner White has participated in a total of six Olympic Games.
- Calgary 1988: 14th place in sledding
- Albertville 1992: 4th place in sledding
- Lillehammer 1994: Gold medal in luge
- Nagano 1998: 9th place in sledding
- Salt Lake City 2002: 7th place in the two-
- Turin 2006: bronze medal in the two-
- Gold: 1993 in Calgary
- Silver: 1989 in Winterberg
- Bronze: 1995 in Lillehammer and 1996 in Altenberg
- Gold: 1994 King 's Lake
- Silver: 1990 in Igls
- Overall winner in the years 1988, 1993 and 1998