Viola Kleiser (born in Vienna) is an Austrian bobsledder and sprinter.FIBT Profile
/ref> Before bobsleigh, Kleiser was a student-athlete at the University of Missouri–Kansas City where she majored in Psychology. Under the direction of head track coach Shameika McField, she ran short sprints and relays for the team.

Career

Best Times

Indoor- *60 meters: 7.59 at NÖLV county championships, 7 January 2015 *200 meters: 25.17 at The Summit League Championships, 15 February 2012 (UMKC School Record) Outdoor- *100 meters: 11.68 Meeting at Kapfenberg, 20 July 2014 *200 meters: 24.07 at Austrian championships 3 August 2014 *400 meters: 56.62 at MU Relays, 24 March 2012 Kleiser 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. She teamed with driver

Christina Hengster Christina Hengster (born 4 February 1986) is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Her best World Cup finish was 2nd in the two-woman event in Park City, Utah, United States, in January 2016. Hengster's best finish at the FIBT Wor ...

in the two-woman event, finishing 15th. She participated in the first two runs, before being replaced by

Alexandra Tüchi Alexandra Tüchi (born in Innsbruck) is an Austrian bobsledder.FIBT Profile
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. Kleiser made her World Cup debut in November 2013. As of April 2014, her best World Cup finish is 12th, at

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in 2013–14. Kleiser is currently competing in the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

, the first of its kind, for her home country of Austria, in team athletics, and earned a silver medal.

Personal life

She was born to Sigrid Eysn and Christoph Kleiser on 13 November 1990. Viola has two sisters, Valerie Kleiser and Flora Kleiser.

References

1990 births Living people Austrian female sprinters Austrian female bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Austria Athletes from Vienna Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics European Games silver medalists for Austria Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Austrian women {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub