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Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born Silke Kraushaar on 10 October 1970 in Sonneberg, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation).

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach
Kraushaar-Pielach in 2018
Personal information
Born (1970-10-10) October 10, 1970 (age 52)
Sonneberg, Thuringia
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1998 NaganoWomen's singles
2006 TurinWomen's singles
2002 Salt Lake CityWomen's singles
World Championships
2000 St. MoritzMixed team
2001 CalgaryMixed team
2004 NaganoWomen's singles
2007 IglsMixed team
1997 IglsMixed team
1999 KönigsseeMixed team
2000 St. MoritzWomen's singles
2001 CalgaryWomen's singles
2007 IglsWomen's singles
2008 OberhofWomen's singles
World Cup Championships
1998-99Women's singles
2000-01Women's singles
2001-02Women's singles
2005-06Women's singles
2006-07Women's singles
1997-98Women's singles
1999-00Women's singles
2002-03Women's singles
2003-04Women's singles
2004-05Women's singles
2007-08Women's singles
European Championships
1998 OberhofWomen's singles
1998 OberhofMixed team
2002 AltenbergMixed team
2004 OberhofWomen's singles
2004 OberhofMixed team
2006 WinterbergWomen's singles
2006 WinterbergMixed team
2000 WinterbergWomen's singles
2002 AltenbergWomen's singles
2008 CesanaWomen's singles

Sporting career


Competing in three Winter Olympics, Kraushaar-Pielach won a complete set of medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1998 (when she beat her team-mate Barbara Niedernhuber by 2 thousandths of a second), a silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2002.

She also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Women's singles: 2004, Mixed team: 2000, 2001, 2007), four silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2001; Mixed team: 1997, 1999), and two bronze (Women's singles: 2007, 2008).

Kraushaar-Pielach won ten medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, including seven golds (Women's singles: 1998, 2004, 2006; Mixed team: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006) and three silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2002, 2008).

She also won the overall Luge World Cup five times (1998-9, 2000-1, 2001-2, 2005-6, 2006-7). Kraushaar-Pielach started her last season off with a win in the women's singles event at Lake Placid, New York on 16 November 2007. Her last race in Sigulda, Latvia on 16 February 2008 saw her finishing third, the same place where she won her first World Cup event on 30 November 1996.


Sports official


In June 2008, Kraushaar-Pielach was named manager of the luge section of the BSD, the German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation.


Personal life


She married German businessman Michael Pielach on 7 July 2006. It was announced on FIL's website on 24 January 2008 that the sled that she had competed with until 1995 had been auctioned on the German version of eBay from 19 to 26 January. Kraushaar-Pielach stated that the proceeds from the auction would be used to benefit young luge. The sled sold for € 1160 and the proceeds went to her sledding club in Oberhof.


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На других языках


[de] Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, geb. Kraushaar (* 10. Oktober 1970 in Sonneberg/Bezirk Suhl der DDR) ist eine ehemalige deutsche Rennrodlerin und Olympiasiegerin.
- [en] Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

[it] Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach nata Kraushaar (Sonneberg, 10 ottobre 1970) è un'ex slittinista tedesca, vincitrice di una medaglia d'oro ai Giochi olimpici a Nagano 1998.

[ru] Краусхар-Пилах, Зильке

Зильке Краусхар-Пилах (нем. Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, 10 октября 1970, Зоннеберг, Германия) — титулованная немецкая саночница, выступавшая за сборную Германии с 1995 по 2008 год. Принимала участие в трёх зимних Олимпийских играх и выиграла три медали разного достоинства, золотую в Нагано (1998), бронзовую в Солт-Лейк-Сити (2002) и серебряную в Турине (2006) — всё в женских одиночных заездах.



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