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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. Prior to the Olympic win, Gleirscher did not have a single World Cup podium appearance.[3]

David Gleirscher
David Gleirscher in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 28)
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportLuge
Event(s)Singles
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangSingles
2018 PyeongchangMixed team
World Championships
2021 KönigsseeMixed team
2020 SochiSprint
2021 KönigsseeSingles
2021 KönigsseeSprint
European Championships
2020 LillehammerMixed team

Family


David Gleirscher's father, Gerhard, was a luger who won three world championship medals, including both a 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


  1. "Gleirscher David". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. http://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Luge-World-Cup-Results-6710027.php [permanent dead link]
  3. "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.
  4. m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "Rodler David Gleirscher rast sensationell zu Gold". Der Standard. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Nico Gleirscher".
  6. "Germany's Geisenberger picks up 40th singles win at luge World Cup".




На других языках


- [en] David Gleirscher

[fr] David Gleirscher

David Gleirscher, né le 23 juillet 1994, est un lugeur autrichien.

[it] David Gleirscher

David Gleirscher (Hall in Tirol, 23 luglio 1994) è uno slittinista austriaco, campione olimpico nel singolo e medaglia di bronzo a squadre a Pyeongchang 2018, nonché campione mondiale a squadre nel 2021.

[ru] Гляйршер, Давид

Давид Гляйршер (нем. David Gleirscher; род. 23 июля 1994 (1994-07-23)) — австрийский саночник, олимпийский чемпион, чемпион мира 2021 года в эстафете, трёхкратный призёр чемпионатов мира, чемпион Европы 2020 года в эстафете.



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