Natalie Geisenberger

Natalie Geisenberger
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988[1]
Munich,[1]
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) Singles
Club RRT Miesbach
Coached by Norbert Loch
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1st, gold medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi Singles
2014 Sochi Mixed team
2010 Vancouver Singles
World Championships
2009 Lake Placid Mixed team
2013 Whistler Singles
2013 Whistler Mixed team
2015 Sigulda Singles
2015 Sigulda Mixed team
2016 Königssee Singles
2016 Königssee Mixed team
2008 Oberhof Singles
2009 Lake Placid Singles
2011 Cesana Singles
2016 Königssee Sprint
2012 Altenberg Singles
European Championships
2008 Cesana Singles
2015 Sochi Singles

Natalie Geisenberger (born 5 February 1988) is a German luger. She became Olympic Champion in the women's singles event and in the team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and 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 accounts for seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships including three golds (Women's singles: 2013; Mixed team: 2009, 2013).

After four consecutive seasons finishing second in the overall classification of the Luge World Cup, she finally won her first title in the 2012–13 season, after completing an outstanding scoreboard with six wins and three second places.

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. 1 2 3 4 5 FIL-Luge profile, accessed December 9, 2010
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