Madeleine Egle (born 21 August 1998) is an Austrian luger. She won bronze at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and in 2018 another bronze medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Madeleine Egle
Egle in 2018
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)
Rinn, Austria
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportLuge
EventSingles
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Königssee Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oberhof Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Altenberg Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lillehammer Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Igls Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Igls Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 St. Moritz Singles
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lillehammer Singles

Career

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Egle in 2017

Egle turned pro in 2015 at the age of 16. She debuted at the FIL World Luge Championships during the 2015 FIL World Luge Championships. A year later she won her first career medal in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[1]

She made her Olympics debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[2] Egle won a bronze medal during the team relay event.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "At the Winter Youth Olympic Games that year in Lillehammer, Norway, Apshkrum beat Germany's Jessica Tiebel (silver) and Austria's Madeleine Egle (bronze)..." PAHerald.sk.ca. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Debütantinnen sind Madeleine Egle (19) und Hannah Prock (18), für sie geht es vordergründig darum, Erfahrungen zu sammeln (German)". sn.at. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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