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Natalie Geisenberger

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Natalie Geisenberger is a retired German luger, born on 5 February 1988, widely regarded as one of the greatest lugers of all time. She is a nine-time World champion and a six-time Olympic champion as the article counts them. She won the women's singles and the team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and again at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, took bronze in the women's singles at Vancouver in 2010, and added a third individual Olympic gold in 2022, the only woman luger to do so. She holds sixteen medals from the FIL World Luge Championships and seven World Cup singles titles. Raised in Miesbach, she was introduced to the sport at age 10, serves as a German Federal Police officer, and announced her retirement on 24 September 2023.

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1988 1
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    born 5 February 1988
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    she is a nine-time World champion and six-time Olympic champion
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    is a retired German luger
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Career
    won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Career
    Olympic Champion in the women's singles event and in the team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
  • Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Career
    at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
  • Competed In: 2022 Winter Olympics, Career
    another individual gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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