Marie-Louise Rainer
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Luge | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1979 Königssee | Women's singles | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | 1980 Olang | Women's singles | |
| Bronze | 1988 Königssee | Mixed team | |
Marie-Louise Rainer (sometimes shown as Marie-Luise Rainer) is an Italian luger who competed between the late 1970s and the late 1980s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1979 FIL World Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany.
Rainer also two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver (Women's singles: 1980) and a bronze (Mixed team: 1988).
Competing in four Winter Olympics, Rainer had her best finish of sixth in the women's singles event at Sarajevo in 1984. She served as race director of the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Rainer's won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles in 1985-6.
[edit] References
- Fans of Reality TV information on Rainer's race director role at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. - Accessed June 21, 2007.
- 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.
- Olympic finishers in women's single event: 1964-2002 (Italian)
- SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (French)
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