Stefan Gaisreiter
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Stefan•Gaisreiter |
| Used name | Stefan•Gaisreiter |
| Born | 10 December 1947 in Murnau am Staffelsee, Bayern (GER) |
| Measurements | 182 cm / 89 kg |
| Affiliations | SV Ohlstadt, Ohlstadt (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Stefan Gaisreiter competed from the late 1960s through the 1970s. In addition to his Olympic bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics, he also had six podium finishes at the World Championships. In the four-man he was World Champion in 1969 and 1979 and third in 1971 and 1973, while in the two-man he was runner-up in 1979 and third in 1977. Gaisreiter was also European Champion in the four-man in 1973 and 1976, and runner-up in the two-man at the 1976 Europeans. In 1979 he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | FRG |
Stefan Gaisreiter | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | West Germany 2 | 9 | ||||
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | FRG |
Stefan Gaisreiter | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | West Germany 1 | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Bob & Skeleton Championships (3–2–0 1970 Cortina d’Ampezzo gold: Four-man; 1971 Königssee silver: Four-man; 1973 Cervinia gold: Four-man; 1976 St. Moritz gold: Four-man, silver: Two-man)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Bob & Skeleton Championships (FIBT/IBSF) (2–1–3 1969 Lake Placid gold: Four-man; 1971 Cervinia bronze: Four-man; 1973 Lake Placid bronze: Four-man; 1977 St. Moritz bronze: Two-man; 1979 Königssee gold: Four-man, silver: Two-man)