Erika Leitner was an Italian
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 who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the
1960 FIL World Luge Championships in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...
,
West Germany.
Leitner also won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the
1955 European luge championships in
Hahnenklee,
West Germany.
References
Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge
Italian lugers
Italian female lugers
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing
Sportspeople from Südtirol
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