Diane Sartor
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Diana Sartor is a German
skeleton racer
who competed from 1996 to 2006. She won a gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships
in Königssee
.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Sartor earned her best finish of fourth in the women's skeleton event both in 2002
and 2006
. During the 2006 Winter Olympics
, Sartor competed while nine weeks pregnant and missed out on a medal by 0.28 seconds.
Sartor took the 2006-07 Skeleton World Cup off to have her child, but announced on the October 5, 2007 FIBT website that she would return to the World Cup for 2007-08 season
though no records showed of her competing that season.
Her best overall seasonal Skeleton World Cup finish was second in the women's event in 2003-4.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
skeleton racer
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
who competed from 1996 to 2006. She won a gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 2004
The FIBT World Championships 2004 took place in Königssee, Germany for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1979, 1986, and 1990 . This marked the first time all the events were in a single location at the championships since the 1996 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Two man:-Four man:-Two...
in Königssee
Schönau am Königsee
Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake....
.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Sartor earned her best finish of fourth in the women's skeleton event both in 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
and 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. During the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Sartor competed while nine weeks pregnant and missed out on a medal by 0.28 seconds.
Sartor took the 2006-07 Skeleton World Cup off to have her child, but announced on the October 5, 2007 FIBT website that she would return to the World Cup for 2007-08 season
2007-08 Skeleton World Cup
The 2007–2008 Skeleton World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 24 February 2008. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also run world cups and championships in bobsleigh....
though no records showed of her competing that season.
Her best overall seasonal Skeleton World Cup finish was second in the women's event in 2003-4.