Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Nick Name
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Born
:10 Oct,1970
Age
:48 years, 10 months
Location
:Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
 

About Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation).


Career Highlights:

Olympics:

Competing in three Winter Olympics, Kraushaar-Pielach won a complete set of medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1998 (when she beat her team-mate Barbara Niedernhuber by 2 thousandths of a second), a silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2002.


Championships:

FIL World Luge Championships:

She also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Women's singles: 2004, Mixed team: 2000, 2001, 2007), four silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2001; Mixed team: 1997, 1999), and two bronze (Women's singles: 2007, 2008).


FIL European Luge Championships:

Kraushaar-Pielach won ten medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, including seven golds (Women's singles: 1998, 2004, 2006; Mixed team: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006) and three silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2002, 2008).


Luge World Cup:

She also won the overall Luge World Cup five times (1998-9, 2000-1, 2001-2, 2005-6, 2006-7). Kraushaar-Pielach started her last season off with a win in the women's singles event at Lake Placid, New York on November 16, 2007. Her last race in Sigulda, Latvia on February 16, 2008 saw her finishing third, the same place where she won her first World Cup event on November 30, 1996.


Silke Kraushaar-Pielach Achievements

Gold Medal records:

Olympic Games:

Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics Women's singles


FIL World Luge Championships:

2000 FIL World Luge Championships Mixed team

2001 FIL World Luge Championships Mixed team

2004 FIL World Luge Championships  Women's singles

2007 FIL World Luge Championships  Mixed team


Luge World Cup:

1998-99 Luge World Cup Women's singles

2000-01 Luge World Cup Women's singles

2001-02 Luge World Cup  Women's singles

2005-06 Luge World Cup  Women's singles

2006-07 Luge World Cup  Women's singles


FIL European Luge Championships:

1998 FIL European Luge Championships Women's singles

1998 FIL European Luge ChampionshipsMixed team

2002 FIL European Luge Championships Mixed team

2004 FIL European Luge ChampionshipsWomen's singles

2004 FIL European Luge ChampionshipsMixed team

2006 FIL European Luge ChampionshipsWomen's singles

2006 FIL European Luge ChampionshipsMixed team

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