Andrea Tagwerker

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Andrea Tagwerker (born October 23, 1970) is an Austrian luger who competed from the late 1980s to the earl 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Tagwerker was the last non-German to win a women's single event in luge in 1997 at the World Cup, Winter Olympic, World Championship, or European Championship level.

Tagwerker also won three gold medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1996, 1997, 1999). She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in 1998 and a bronze in 1996.

Tagwerker was also overall Luge World Cup champion in women's singles in 1996-7.

[edit] References

• 1988 luge women's singles results
• 1992 luge women's singles results
• 1994 luge women's singles results
• 1998 luge women's singles results
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• List of European luge champions (German)
• List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
• Winter Olympic results - women's luge: 1964-2006.

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