Christa Gietl
Encyclopedia
Christa Gietl is an Italian
luge
r who has competed since 1994. A natural track luger, she won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1998 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
in Rautavaara
, Finland
.
Gietl has found better success at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
, winning a complete set of medals in the women's singles event (Gold: 2006
, Silver: 2004
, Bronze: 1999
).
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who has competed since 1994. A natural track luger, she won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1998 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998 took place in Rautavaara, Finland. It marked the first time the championships were held outside of the traditional locations of Austria, Germany, or Italy.-Men's singles:...
in Rautavaara
Rautavaara
Rautavaara is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Gietl has found better success at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation , have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships...
, winning a complete set of medals in the women's singles event (Gold: 2006
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006 took place in Umhausen, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, Silver: 2004
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 took place in Hüttau, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, Bronze: 1999
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This is the second this city has hosted these championships, doing so previously in 1985.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...
).