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Gerda Weissensteiner

1969 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Gerda Weissensteiner is the 3,326th most popular athlete (down from 3,054th in 2024), the 4,657th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,575th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1969, Gerda Weissensteiner ranks 839. Before her are Robin Weigert, Rebecca Walker, Horst Siegl, Martín López-Zubero, Bill Steer, and Sandra Wagner-Sachse. After her are Artur Partyka, Bénabar, Michelle Clunie, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Gabriel Vidal, and Claudia Amengual.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gerda Weissensteiner ranks 4,658 out of 5,161. Before her are Massimo Mauro (1962), Emiliano Viviano (1985), Sonny Colbrelli (1990), Tathiana Garbin (1977), Mara Santangelo (1981), and Josef Polig (1968). After her are Roberto Muzzi (1971), Paolo Lorenzi (1981), Claudio Santamaria (1974), Eddy Mazzoleni (1973), Daniele Adani (1974), and Luigi de Magistris (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Gerda Weissensteiner ranks 129. Before her are Daniele Scarpa (1964), Nicola Vizzoni (1973), Gianmarco Tamberi (1992), Roberta Brunet (1965), Domenico Semeraro (1964), and Alessandro Lambruschini (1965). After her are Lucia Morico (1975), Antonietta Di Martino (1978), Alessandro Puccini (1968), Stefano Tilli (1962), Maurizio Randazzo (1964), and Michele Frangilli (1976).

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