Alexander Resch
Alexander Resch (born April 5, 1979 in Berchtesgaden ) is a former German luge athlete.
Together with his partner Patric Leitner he became world champion in the doubles in 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2007. In 1999, 2003 and 2007 both became German champions.
The highlight of his career was winning the gold medal in doubles at the Olympics in Salt Lake City .
For winning the gold medal, he and his partner received the silver bay leaf on May 6, 2002.
At the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin , the favored double, however, only finished sixth. Four years later they won bronze at the Olympic Games in Vancouver with an excellent second run in the last race of their career, after only finishing fifth in the first run.
successes
Overall World Cup
season | space | Points |
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1998/99 | 3. | 446 |
1999/2000 | 1. | 585 |
2000/01 | 3. | 520 |
2001/02 | 1. | 505 |
2002/03 | 2. | 536 |
2003/04 | 1. | 628 |
2004/05 | 2. | 570 |
2005/06 | 1. | 611 |
2006/07 | 1. | 786 |
2007/08 | 1. | 655 |
2008/09 | 2. | 629 |
2009/10 | 1. | 592 |
World Cup victories
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Web links
- Alexander Resch in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press report of the Federal President's Office of May 6, 2002 on the occasion of the awarding of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the medal winners of the 2002 Winter Olympics .... www.bundespräsident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Speeches / Greetings
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SURNAME | Resch, Alexander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German luge rider |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 5th 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berchtesgaden |