Maria-Luise Rainer (born 23 April 1959 in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
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) is an Italian
luger who competed between the late 1970s and the late 1980s.
Competitive career
Rainer won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the
1979 FIL World Luge Championships in
Königssee
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Description
Situated within the Berch ...
,
West Germany
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. In addition, she won two medals at the
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with a silver (women's singles,
1980) and a bronze (mixed team,
1988
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). Rainer also won the overall
Luge World Cup title in women's singles in the 1985–86 season.
Competing in four
Winter Olympics
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(1976–1988), Rainer had her best finish of sixth in the women's singles event at
Sarajevo
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in
1984
Events
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Later career
Later in her career, Rainer served as race director of the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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in Torino
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. Rainer has had a lengthy career with the International Luge Federation
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(FIL), serving as Senior Technical Director at FIL World Cup and World Championship competitions throughout Europe and North America.
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Italian lugers
Italian female lugers
Living people
Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers for Italy
1959 births
Sportspeople from Sterzing