Gerda Weissensteiner

Gerda Weissensteiner
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1969-01-03) 3 January 1969
Bolzano, Italy
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportLuge
Bobsleigh
ClubG.S. Forestale
Medal record
Women's luge
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer Women's singles
World Championships
1989 Winterberg Mixed team
1993 Calgary Women's singles
1989 Winterberg Women's singles
1990 Calgary Mixed team
1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
1991 Winterberg Mixed team
1993 Calgary Mixed team
1995 Lillehammer Women's singles
1996 Altenberg Women's singles
1996 Altenberg Mixed team
1997 Igls Mixed team
World Cup
1992-93 Women's singles
1997-98 Women's singles
1988-89 Women's singles
1989-90 Women's singles
1990-91 Women's singles
1995-96 Women's singles
European Championships
1994 Königssee Women's singles
1994 Königssee Mixed team
1990 Igls Women's singles
1998 Oberhof Mixed team
1988 Königssee Mixed team
1990 Igls Mixed team
1996 Sigulda Mixed team
Women's bobsleigh
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Two woman
World Cup
2002-03 Two-woman
2003-04 Two-woman
European Championships
2006 St. Moritz Two-woman

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.