Stefan Krauße (born 17 September 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is an East German-German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Jan Behrendt he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
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![]() Stefan Krauße in 1985 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's Luge | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1992 Albertville | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1998 Nagano | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1988 Calgary | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1994 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1989 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1991 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1991 Winterberg | Mixed team |
![]() | 1993 Calgary | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1993 Calgary | Mixed team |
![]() | 1995 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1995 Lillehammer | Mixed team |
![]() | 1989 Winterberg | Mixed team |
![]() | 1996 Altenberg | Mixed team |
![]() | 1997 Igls | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1997 Igls | Mixed team |
World Cup Championships | ||
![]() | 1993–94 | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1994–95 | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1995–96 | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1988–89 | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1990–91 | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1991–92 | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1992–93 | Men's doubles |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 1996 Sigulda | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1996 Sigulda | Mixed team |
![]() | 1998 Oberhof | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1998 Oberhof | Mixed team |
![]() | 1990 Igls | Men's doubles |
![]() | 1992 Winterberg | Men's doubles |
In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with seven golds (Men's doubles: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995) and four silvers (Men's doubles: 1997, Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they won a total of six medals with four golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1998; Mixed team: 1996, 1998) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1990, 1992).[1]
They won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1993-4, 1994–5, 1995–6).
Behrendt and Krauße retired after the 1998 Olympics. The same year they were proclaimed honorary citizens of Ilmenau.
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World champions in men's doubles luge | |
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World champions in mixed team relay luge | |
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Six per team |
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Four per team |
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Four per team as relay |
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European champions in men's doubles luge | |
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European champions in mixed team relay luge | |
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Six per team |
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Four per team |
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Four per team as relay |
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World Cup champions in men's doubles luge | |
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