Stefan Gaisreiter

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameStefan•Gaisreiter
Used nameStefan•Gaisreiter
Born10 December 1947 in Murnau am Staffelsee, Bayern (GER)
Measurements182 cm / 89 kg
AffiliationsSV 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