Dajana Eitberger

Dajana Eitberger (born 7 January 1991) is a German luger.[1] She currently represents Germany in the women's singles event in the Luge World Cup. During the 2014–15 Luge World Cup season she was victorious in one event which was the final race of the season in Sochi. During that season she came in second twice and third four time and finished second in the overall standing behind her teammate, Natalie Geisenberger.[2] The event in Sochi and doubled as the European championship and as such she is the current European champion.[3]

Dajana Eitberger
Eitberger at German Luge Championships Königssee 2020
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
Ilmenau, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
Event(s)Singles
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangSingles
World Championships
2016 KönigsseeSprint
2019 WinterbergSprint
2021 KönigsseeSingles
2021 KönigsseeSprint
European Championships
2015 SochiSingles
2015 SochiMixed team
2014 SiguldaSingles
2019 OberhofSingles

During the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Eitberger was on the winners platform on the podium once (at the season opener in Igls),[4] was second twice and third three times. She once again finished the season sixth in the standings.

Eitberger won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, again behind Natalie Geisenberger. She missed the 2019/20 season due to childbirth, subsequently returned to competition, but finished the 2021–22 Luge World Cup outside of the top ten, and did not qualify for the 2022 Olympics.[5]

References
  1. "Dajana Eitberger".
  2. "Luge - Dajana Eitberger (Germany)".
  3. "Luge - Eitberger crowned European champion - Yahoo Sport". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27.
  4. "Dajana Eitberger leads German one-two in women's World Cup opener". 28 November 2015.
  5. Reynolds, Tim (13 January 2022). "Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games". ABC news.
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