Gerda Weissensteiner

Gerda Weissensteiner

Collepietra Museum, Cornedo all'Isarco. Gerda Weissensteiner (mannequin commemorating the competition at the XVII Winter Olympic Games, Lillehammer 1994).
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1969-01-03) 3 January 1969 (age 55) Bolzano, Italy
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Luge Bobsleigh
Club	G.S. Forestale
Medal record Women's luge Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Women's singles World Championships 1989 Winterberg Mixed team 1993 Calgary Women's singles 1989 Winterberg Women's singles 1990 Calgary Mixed team 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team 1991 Winterberg Mixed team 1993 Calgary Mixed team 1995 Lillehammer Women's singles 1996 Altenberg Women's singles 1996 Altenberg Mixed team 1997 Igls Mixed team World Cup 1992-93 Women's singles 1997-98 Women's singles 1988-89 Women's singles 1989-90 Women's singles 1990-91 Women's singles 1995-96 Women's singles European Championships 1994 Königssee Women's singles 1994 Königssee Mixed team 1990 Igls Women's singles 1998 Oberhof Mixed team 1988 Königssee Mixed team 1990 Igls Mixed team 1996 Sigulda Mixed team Women's bobsleigh Olympic Games 2006 Turin Two woman World Cup 2002-03 Two-woman 2003-04 Two-woman European Championships 2006 St. Moritz Two-woman

Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI (born 3 January 1969) is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.^[1]