Patric Leitner

Patric Leitner

Leitner in 2018
Medal record
Men's Luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Königssee Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 St. Moritz Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2001 Calgary Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sigulda Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Nagano Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Nagano Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Igls Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Igls Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 St. Moritz Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Park City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Königssee Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Sigulda Men's doubles
World Cup Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999-00 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2001-02 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2003-04 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005-06 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006–07 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007-08 Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002-03 Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008-09 Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009–10 Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998-99 Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2000-01 Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Winterberg Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenberg Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Winterberg Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Winterberg Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Altenberg Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Cesana Men's doubles

Patric-Fritz Leitner (born 23 February 1977 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German former luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, they won bronze in their last race.

In addition they won a dozen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including eight golds (Men's doubles:1999, 2000, 2004, 2007; Mixed team: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007), two silvers (Men's doubles: 2005, Mixed team: 2000), and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 2003, Mixed team 1999). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they also won seven medals with five golds (Men's doubles: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006; Mixed team: 2000), one silver (Mixed team: 2002), and one bronze (Men's doubles: 2008 (tied with Italy)).[1]

They won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title six times (1999-2000, 2001-2, 2003-4, 2005-6, 2006-7, 2007-8).

After retiring from competition, Leitner became involved in luge coaching. He is responsible for a group of German lugers nicknamed the "Sunshine Training Group", alongside Georg Hackl, with Leitner having responsibility for their athletic training. Members of the group include Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, who between them took a clean sweep of the gold medals in luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

  1. ^ "List of European luge champions". Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ Harder, Wolfgang (May 2014). "All four gold medals go to the "Sunshine Training Group"" (PDF). FIL Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 51. Berchtesgaden, Germany: International Luge Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 12 January 2019.