Angelika Neuner (born 23 December 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a silver in 1992 and a bronze in 1998. Her younger sister, Doris, won the gold medal in the same event at Albertville in 1992.

Neuner also won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including two gold (Mixed team: 1996, 1997), one silver (Mixed team: 1993), and three bronzes (Women's singles: 1997, Mixed team: 1995, 2000).

Angelika Neuner

She won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, earning them in 1992 (silver: Mixed team), 1996 (silver: Mixed team, bronze: Women's singles), 1998 (bronze: Mixed team) and 2002 (bronze: Mixed team).

Angelika Neuner

Neuner's best finish in the overall Luge World Cup was second in 1996–7.

Angelika Neuner

She carried the Austrian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

References

1994 luge women's singles results

2002 luge women's singles results

FIL-Luge.org February 26, 2002 article on flag bearers during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, including Neuner.

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1969 births

Austrian female lugers

Living people

Lugers at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Lugers at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Lugers at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Olympic lugers for Austria

Olympic silver medalists for Austria

Olympic bronze medalists for Austria

Olympic medalists in luge

Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics

20th-century Austrian women

21st-century Austrian women