David Gleirscher (born 23 July 1994)[1] is an Austrian luger. He competed for Austria in the 2015–16Luge 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]
David Gleirscher's father, Gerhard, was a 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]
^"Winter Olympics: David Gleirscher claims Austria's first luge gold in 50 years after Felix Loch error". BBC. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "Rodler David Gleirscher rast sensationell zu Gold". Der Standard. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
david, gleirscher, born, july, 1994, austrian, luger, competed, austria, 2015, luge, world, singles, finished, tenth, points, standings, luge, 2018, winter, olympics, became, surprise, champion, after, favorite, felix, loch, made, mistake, last, dropped, medal. 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 David GleirscherDavid Gleirscher in 2018Personal informationBorn 1994 07 23 23 July 1994 age 28 Hall in Tirol AustriaHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Weight90 kg 198 lb SportCountryAustriaSportLugeEvent s SinglesMedal record Men s lugeRepresenting AustriaOlympic Games2018 Pyeongchang Singles2018 Pyeongchang Mixed teamWorld Championships2021 Konigssee Mixed team2020 Sochi Sprint2021 Konigssee Singles2021 Konigssee SprintEuropean Championships2020 Lillehammer Mixed teamFamily EditDavid Gleirscher s father Gerhard was a 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 References Edit Gleirscher David Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 18 January 2016 http www newstimes com sports article Luge World Cup Results 6710027 php permanent dead link Winter Olympics David Gleirscher claims Austria s first luge gold in 50 years after Felix Loch error BBC 11 February 2018 Retrieved 11 February 2018 m b H STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft Rodler David Gleirscher rast sensationell zu Gold Der Standard Retrieved 11 February 2018 Nico Gleirscher Germany s Geisenberger picks up 40th singles win at luge World Cup External links EditDavid Gleirscher at FIL David Gleirscher at Olympics com David Gleirscher at Olympedia This biographical article relating to Austrian luge is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Gleirscher amp oldid 1132279161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
