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Angelika Neuner

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Angelika Neuner
Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Altenberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Igls Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Calgary Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Igls Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 St. Moritz Mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Winterberg Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Sigulda Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Sigulda Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Oberhof Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Altenberg Mixed team

Angelika Neuner (born 23 December 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a silver in 1992 and a bronze in 1998. Her younger sister, Doris, won the gold medal in the same event at Albertville in 1992.

Neuner also won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including two gold (Mixed team: 1996, 1997), one silver (Mixed team: 1993), and three bronzes (Women's singles: 1997, Mixed team: 1995, 2000).

She won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, earning them in 1992 (silver: Mixed team), 1996 (silver: Mixed team, bronze: Women's singles), 1998 (bronze: Mixed team) and 2002 (bronze: Mixed team).

Neuner's best finish in the overall Luge World Cup was second in 1996–7.

She carried the Austrian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

References

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  • 1994 luge women's singles results
  • 2002 luge women's singles results
  • FIL-Luge.org February 26, 2002 article on flag bearers during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, including Neuner.
  • "FIL-Luge profile". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • "Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Women's luge". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2009-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • "Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton". Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  • "Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  • "List of European luge champions" (in German). Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • "List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978". Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  • "SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge" (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
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