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Sylke Otto

Sylke Otto
Medal record
Women's Luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 St. Moritz Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2001 Calgary Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sigulda Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sigulda Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Park City Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Park City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Igls Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 St. Moritz Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Calgary Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Königssee Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Königssee Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Nagano Women's singles
World Cup Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994-95 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1999-00 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2002-03 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2003-04 Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 1998-99 Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2000-01 Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2001-02 Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2005-06 Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004-05 Women's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Igls Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Winterberg Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenberg Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Winterberg Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Altenberg Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Oberhof Women's singles

Sylke Otto (born 7 July 1969 in Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a former German luger who competed from 1991 to 2007. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event in 2002 and 2006.

Otto won twelve medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with six golds (Women's singles: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005; Mixed team: 2003, 2005), three silvers (Mixed team: 1997, 2000, 2001), and three bronzes (Women's singles: 1999, 2004; Mixed team: 1999).

She also won eight medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with five golds (Women's singles: 2000, 2002; Mixed team: 1990, 1992, 2000), two silvers (Women's singles: 1992, Mixed team: 2002), and one bronze (Women's singles: 2004). Otto finished in the top three of the Luge World Cup standings every year from 1999 to 2006, winning the overall title four times (1994-5, 1999–2000, 2002-3, 2003-4). She won a record 37 World Cup races in total during her career.


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