Oswald Haselrieder

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Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
Bronze 2006 Turin Men's doubles
World Championships
Bronze 1996 Altenberg Men's doubles
Bronze 1996 Altenberg Mixed team
Bronze 1997 Igls Mixed team
European Championships
Silver 1996 Sigulda Men's doubles
Bronze 2000 Winterberg Mixed team
Bronze 2002 Altenberg Men's doubles
Bronze 2008 Cesana Men's doubles
Bronze 2008 Cesana Mixed team

Oswald Haselrieder (born August 22, 1971 in Völs-Fié allo Sciliar) is an Italian luger who has been competing since 1990. Together with Gerhard Plankensteiner he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin after competing in three previous Winter Olympic Games.

Haselrieder also won three bronze medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one in men's doubles event (1996) and two in the mixed team event (1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, he won five medals with one silver (Men's doubles: 1996) and five bronzes (Men's doubles: 2002, 2008 (tied with Germany); Mixed team: 2000, 2008).

Haselrieder's best overall Luge World Cup finish was second in men's doubles in 1996-7.

His wife, Doris, competed as a natural track luger for Italy in the early to mid 1990s.

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