Natalie Geisenberger

Personal information

Nationality

German

Born

5 February 1988 (age 29)
Munich,
West Germany

Residence

Berchtesgaden, Bavaria

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)

Sport

Country

Germany

Sport

Luge

Event(s)

Singles

Club

RRT Miesbach

Coached by

Norbert Loch

Achievements and titles

Olympic finals

Medal record

Olympic Games
	2014 Sochi	Singles
	2014 Sochi	Mixed team
	2010 Vancouver	Singles
World Championships
	2009 Lake Placid	Mixed team
	2013 Whistler	Singles
	2013 Whistler	Mixed team
	2015 Sigulda	Singles
	2015 Sigulda	Mixed team
	2016 Königssee	Singles
	2016 Königssee	Mixed team
	2008 Oberhof	Singles
	2009 Lake Placid	Singles
	2011 Cesana	Singles
	2016 Königssee	Sprint
	2012 Altenberg	Singles
European Championships
	2008 Cesana	Singles
	2013 Oberhof	Singles
	2013 Oberhof	Mixed team
	2017 Königssee	Singles
	2017 Königssee	Mixed team
	2015 Sochi	Singles

Natalie Geisenberger (born 5 February 1988) is a German luger. She became Olympic Champion in the women's singles event and in the team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Geisenberger won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy. She also accounts for seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships including three golds (Women's singles: 2013; Mixed team: 2009, 2013).

After four consecutive seasons finishing second in the overall classification of the Luge World Cup, she finally won her first title in the 2012–13 season, after completing an outstanding scoreboard with six wins and three second places.

At age six her family moved to the city of Miesbach where Gert Schabbehard of the local Club RRT Miesbach introduced her to the sport at age 10. After a very successful junior career in which she won 14 Junior World Cup competitions and three Junior World Championships, she was promoted to the senior German team. Her first senior competition was on January 20, 2007 at the Altenberg, Germany World Cup where she came in second.

Geisenberger is currently a student with the German Federal Police at the Sports School in Bad Endorf.

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