Maria-Luise Rainer
{{short description|Italian luger}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Maria-Luise Rainer
| image = Maria-Luise Rainer IMG 7908 by Stepro LR7.5.jpg
| caption = Rainer in 2017
| nationality = Italian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|4|23}}{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/82155 |title=Marie-Luise Rainer |work=Olympedia |accessdate=20 January 2019}}
| birth_place = Vipiteno, Bolzano Bozen, South Tyrol
Italy
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| website =
| country = {{ITA}}
| sport = File:Luge pictogram.svg Luge
| event = Singles
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| olympics = File:Olympic rings.svg 1976–1988
| highestranking =
| pb = Olympics: 6th, 1984 (2:49.138)
World Cup (overall): 1st, Women's singles, 1985–86
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|1979 Königssee|Women's singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1980 Olang|Women's singles}}
{{MedalBronze|1988 Königssee|Mixed team}}
}}
Maria-Luise Rainer (born 23 April 1959 in South Tyrol) 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, West Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/154/manual |title=Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships |work=Olympedia |accessdate=20 January 2019}} In addition, she won two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver (women's singles, 1980) and a bronze (mixed team, 1988). Rainer also won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles in the 1985–86 season.
Competing in four Winter Olympics (1976–1988), Rainer had her best finish of sixth in the women's singles event at Sarajevo in 1984.
Later career
Later in her career, Rainer served as race director of the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.{{cite web |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-mikeb14feb14,0,6720247.column?coll=sfla-sports-headlines |work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |first=Mike |last=Berardino |title=Berardino: Early exit for an injured Grandma Luge |accessdate=21 June 2007 |date=14 February 2006}} Rainer has had a lengthy career with the International Luge Federation (FIL), serving as Senior Technical Director at FIL World Cup and World Championship competitions throughout Europe and North America.
References
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External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|maria-luise-rainer|Maria Luise Rainer}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile|ra/maria-luise-rainer-1|Maria Luise Rainer|archive=20200418012714}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529123634/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml |title=Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton (hickoksports.com)}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html |title=List of European luge champions (eiskanal.com)}} {{in lang|de}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206094157/http://sports123.com/lug/wwc-s.html |title=List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978 (sports123.com)}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060511052604/http://torino2006.coni.it/index.php?id=Singolo%20donne |title=Olympic finishers in women's single event: 1964-2002 (torino2006.coni.it)}} {{in lang|it}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927035935/http://www.sportquick.com/techlist.asp?SearchResult=Envoi&list0=Luge&list1=Championnats%20du%20Monde%20piste%20artificielle&list2=&shot2=T&shot3=Champion |title=SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (sportquick.com)}} {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000805/http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/sports/51920-winter-olympics-torino-2006-a-9.html |title=Fans of Reality TV (fansofrealitytv.com)}}
{{Footer World Cup Champions Luge Women's Singles}}
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Category:Italian female lugers
Category:Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic lugers for Italy
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