Anke Wischnewski (born 5 January 1978 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony) is a German former luger who has competed since 2001 to 2014. She won two medals in the women's singles at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005.
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, East Germany | 5 January 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wischnewski's best finish at the FIL European Luge Championships in the women's singles event was third at Oberhof in 2013.
Her best finish in the overall Luge World Cup title was third in 2006-7.
Wishnewski qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished fifth.
References
edit- FIL-Luge profile
- "Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- "List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978". Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- "SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge" (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
External links
editMedia related to Anke Wischnewski at Wikimedia Commons
- Anke Wischnewski at the International Luge Federation
- Anke Wischnewski at Olympics.com
- Anke Wischnewski at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Anke Wischnewski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)