Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI was born on 3 January 1969 and is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006.
12 Facts About Gerda Weissensteiner
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Gerda Weissensteiner was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.
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Gerda Weissensteiner won a World Junior Luge Championship title in 1988.
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Gerda Weissensteiner won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including two gold, three silvers, and six bronzes.
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Gerda Weissensteiner was won seven medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds, two silvers, and three bronzes.
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Gerda Weissensteiner won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles twice.
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Gerda Weissensteiner took a total of 13 wins, eight second places and eight third places in World Cup races.
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Gerda Weissensteiner was the flagbearer at the opening ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
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Gerda Weissensteiner returned to sledding as a bobsleigh pilot in 2001.
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Gerda Weissensteiner finished seventh in the 2-woman bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Gerda Weissensteiner finished sixth in the 2-woman bobsleigh event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Gerda Weissensteiner retired from all competition after the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.