David Möller

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David Möller

David Möller (left), at the flowers ceremony after the men's singles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany.

Personal information

Born

13 January 1982^[1]
Sonneberg,^[1] Thuringia,

East Germany

Residence

Schalkau,^[1] Thuringia

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]

Weight

91 kg (201 lb)(winter)
85 kg (187 lb)^[1](summer)

Website

home

Sport

Country

Germany

Sport

Luge

Event(s)

Men´s singles

Club

RRV Sonneberg/Schalkau

Turned pro

2001^[1]

Coached by

Bernhard Glass

Achievements and titles

Olympic finals

Medal record

Competitor for Germany
Men's luge
Olympic Games
Silver	2010 Vancouver	Men's singles
World Championships
Gold	2004 Nagano	Men's singles
Gold	2004 Nagano	Mixed team
Gold	2007 Igls	Men's singles
Gold	2007 Igls	Mixed team
Silver	2008 Oberhof	Men's singles
Bronze	2005 Park City	Men's singles
World Cup Championships
Silver	2005-06	Men's singles
Silver	2006-07	Men's singles
Silver	2007-08	Men's singles
Silver	2008-09	Men's singles
Bronze	2003-04	Men's singles
Bronze	2011–12	Men's singles
Bronze	2012–13	Men's singles
European Championships
Gold	2006 Winterberg	Mixed team
Silver	2004 Oberhof	Men's singles
Bronze	2006 Winterberg	Men's singles
Bronze	2008 Cesena	Men's singles
German Championships
Gold	2006	Men's singles
Gold	2007	Men's singles
Bronze	2009 Königssee	Men's singles
Bronze	2010 Winterberg	Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold	2001 Lillehammer	Men's singles
Gold	2002 Innsbruck	Men's singles
Gold	2002 Innsbruck	Mixed team
Silver	2000 Altenberg	Men's singles

David Möller (born 13 January 1982) is a German luger who has competed since 2001. He won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Men's singles: 2004, 2007; Mixed team: 2004, 2007), one silver (Men's singles: 2008), and one bronze (Men's singles: 2005)

Möller also won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 2006), one silver (Men's singles: 2004), and two bronzes (Men's singles: 2006, 2008).

He also finished fifth in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino and won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .

Möller's best Luge World Cup overall finish was second three times (2005-6, 2006-7, 2007-8).

On 18 January 2009, Möller suffered a cruciate ligament rupture while training in Oberhof. He underwent surgery for the rupture in Munich at the end of February. Möller underwent physical rehabilitation in early 2009 to prepare for the 2009-10 Luge World Cup and Winter Olympics in Vancouver to which he qualified.

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Möller with his silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 FIL-Luge profile, accessed December 4, 2010

World champions in men's singles luge

1955: Anton Salvesen (NOR)
1957: Hans Schaller (FRG)
1958: Jerzy Wojnar (POL)
1959: Herbert Thaler (AUT)
1960: Helmut Berndt (FRG)
1961: Jerzy Wojnar (POL)
1962: Thomas Köhler (GDR)
1963: Fritz Nachmann (FRG)
1965: Hans Plenk (FRG)
1967: Thomas Köhler (GDR)
1969: Josef Feistmantl (AUT)
1970: Josef Fendt (FRG)
1971: Karl Brunner (ITA)
1973: Hans Rinn (GDR)
1974: Josef Fendt (FRG)
1975: Wolfram Fiedler (GDR)
1977: Hans Rinn (GDR)
1978: Paul Hildgartner (ITA)
1979: Dettlef Günther (GDR)
1981: Sergey Danilin (URS)
1983: Miroslav Zajonc (CAN)
1985: Michael Walter (GDR)
1987: Markus Prock
1989: Georg Hackl (FRG)
1990: Georg Hackl (FRG)
1991: Arnold Huber (ITA)
1993: Wendel Suckow (USA)
1995: Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
1996: Markus Prock (AUT)
1997: Georg Hackl (GER)
1999: Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
2000: Jens Müller (GER)
2001: Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
2003: Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
2004: David Möller (GER)
2005: Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
2007: David Möller (GER)
2008: Felix Loch (GER)
2009: Felix Loch (GER)
2011: Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
2012: Felix Loch (GER)
2013: Felix Loch (GER)

v t e World champions in mixed team relay luge

Six per team	1989: Italy Hansjörg Raffl Gerhard Plankensteiner Gerda Weissensteiner Veronika Oberhuber Norbert Huber 1990: East Germany Jens Müller Thomas Jacob Gabriele Kohlisch Susi Erdmann Jörg Hoffmann Jochen Pietzsch 1991: Germany Georg Hackl Jens Müller Susi Erdmann Gabriele Kohlisch Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt 1993: Germany Georg Hackl René Friedl Gabriele Kohlisch Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt 1995: Germany Georg Hackl Jens Müller Gabriele Kohlisch Susi Erdmann Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt 1996: Austria Markus Prock Markus Schmidt Angelika Neuner Andrea Tagwerker Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl 1997: Austria Markus Prock Gerhard Gleirscher Andrea Tagwerker Angelika Neuner Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl

Four per team	1999: Austria Markus Prock Andrea Tagwerker Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl 2000: Germany Georg Hackl Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller 2001: Germany Georg Hackl Silke Kraushaar Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2003: Germany Georg Hackl Sylke Otto Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2004: Germany David Möller Barbara Niedernhuber Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2005: Germany Georg Hackl Sylke Otto André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich 2007: Germany David Möller Silke Kraushaar-Pielach Patric Leitner Alexander Resch

Four per team as relay	2008: Germany Felix Loch Tatjana Hüfner André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich 2009: Germany Felix Loch Natalie Geisenberger André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich 2011: Cancelled 2012: Germany Tatjana Hüfner Felix Loch Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken 2013: Germany Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt

v t e European champions in mixed team relay luge

Six per team	1988: West Germany Georg Hackl Johannes Schettel Kerstin Langkopf Veronika Bilgeri Thomas Schwab Wolfgang Staudinger 1990: East Germany Jens Müller René Friedl Susi Erdmann Sylke Otto Jörg Hoffmann Jochen Pietzsch 1992: Germany Georg Hackl René Friedl Susi Erdmann Sylke Otto Yves Mankel Thomas Rudolph 1994: Italy Armin Zöggeler Norbert Huber Gerda Weissensteiner Natalie Obkircher Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber 1996: Germany Jens Müller Georg Hackl Jana Bode Susi Erdmann Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt 1998: Germany Jens Müller Karsten Albert Susi Erdmann Silke Kraushaar Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt

Four per team	2000: Germany Georg Hackl Sylke Otto Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2002: Germany Georg Hackl Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller 2004: Germany Jan-Armin Eichhorn Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller 2006: Germany David Möller Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller

Four per team as relay	2008: Latvia Mārtiņš Rubenis Maija Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics 2010: Latvia Anna Orlova Mārtiņš Rubenis Andris Šics Juris Šics 2012: Russia Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demchenko Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir Makhnutin 2014: Russia Natalia Khoreva Albert Demchenko Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir Makhnutin

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Persondata
Name	Moller, David
Alternative names
Short description	Luger
Date of birth	13 January 1982
Place of birth	Sonneberg, Thuringia
Date of death
Place of death

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