Andrea Vötter (born 3 April 1995) is an Italian luger. She has competed in the 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics and FIL World Cup a part of the Italian national team.
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| Born | 3 April 1995 Brixen, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Singles/Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports Career
editVötter competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. In the Women's singles she placed 19th.[1][2] Vötter's best Luge World Cup overall finish is 7th in 2018–19.[3]
At the 2024 World Championships at Altenberg, Germany, she along with partner Marion Oberhofer became the Doubles' sprint champion.[4]
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's doubles event, along with Oberhofer. It was the first time a women's doubles luge event was held at the Olympics.[5][6] She also won a bronze medal in the team relay.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Voetter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Andrea Voetter". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Andrea Voetter". FIL-Luge.org. FIL. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
- ↑ @FILuge. "Preview 52nd FIL Luge World Championships 2024 in Altenberg (GER)". conTRANCE. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ "Voetter and Oberhofer give Italy a home-ice win in Olympic women's doubles luge". AP News. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Italy sweeps men's, women's doubles luge as USA's dramatic gold bid slips away | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Grossman, Zoe (12 February 2026). "Germany wins fourth straight luge team relay gold, stays undefeated in event". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
External links
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- Andrea Vötter at the International Luge Federation
- Andrea Vötter at Milano Cortina 2026
- Andrea Vötter at Olympics.com
- Andrea Vötter at Olympedia
- Andrea Vötter at InterSportStats
- Andrea Vötter at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Andrea Vötter on Instagram
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