Christian Oberstolz
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Luge | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2007 Igls | Mixed team | |
| Bronze | 2004 Nagano | Mixed team | |
| Bronze | 2005 Park City | Mixed team | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 2008 Cesana | Men's doubles | |
| Silver | 2004 Oberhof | Men's doubles | |
| Silver | 2004 Oberhof | Mixed team | |
| Silver | 2006 Winterberg | Mixed team | |
| Bronze | 2006 Winterberg | Men's doubles | |
Christian Oberstolz (born August 8, 1977) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver (2007) and two bronzes (2004, 2005).
At the FIL European Luge Championships, Oberstolz won five medals with one gold (Men's doubles: 2008), three silvers (Men's doubles: 2004; Mixed team: 2004, 2006) and one bronze (Men's doubles: 2006).
Oberstolz has competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the men's doubles event at Turin in 2006.
He won the overall men's doubles Luge World Cup title in 2004-5.
Oberstolz is married to fellow Russian-Italian luger Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova who sat out the 2006-7 World Cup season to pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter, Alexandria, on May 14, 2007.
[edit] References
- FIL-Luge profile
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (German)
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
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