Birgit Platzer (born 14 October 1992 in
Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the river Krems, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems. Apparently settled by the year 903, it has 4,104 inhabitants in a relatively small area of 3 km.
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) is an Austrian
luge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...
r.
Platzer competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
, cauldron =
, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
for Austria. In the
Women's singles she placed 23rd.
As of September 2014, Platzer's best performance at the
FIL World Luge Championships is 16th, in the
2012 Championships.
As of September 2014, Platzer's best
Luge World Cup
The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation
The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is ...
overall finish is 19th in
2012–13
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.
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1992 births
Living people
Austrian female lugers
Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers for Austria
People from Kirchdorf an der Krems
Sportspeople from Upper Austria
21st-century Austrian women
21st-century Austrian people
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