Philipp Antholzer
Philipp Antholzer 
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 Italy
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| birthday | 3rd October 1987 | ||||||
| place of birth | Bolzano | ||||||
| size | 178 cm | ||||||
| Weight | 72 kg | ||||||
| job | Mechanical engineer | ||||||
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| discipline | Single seater, double seater | ||||||
| society | ASV Tiers | ||||||
| National squad | since 2006 | ||||||
| status | not active | ||||||
| End of career | 2009 | ||||||
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Philipp Antholzer (born October 3, 1987 in Bozen ) is a former Italian natural track luge . He won a race in the Intercontinental Cup and started twice in the World Cup .
Career
Antholzer achieved his first podium in the Intercontinental Cup at the beginning of the 2005/2006 season. He then contested his only single -seater World Cup race on January 22, 2006 in Olang , which he finished in good fifth place. Four weeks later he took part in the Junior World Championship in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2006 , where he finished sixth in the single-seater. Next winter Antholzer achieved second place overall in the Intercontinental Cup with a win at the season opener in Moos in Passeier . At the 2007 European Junior Championships in St. Sebastian , he was tenth.
In the 2007/2008 season, Antholzer started not only in the single-seater, but also in the two-seater together with Rudi Resch . Together they took part in two races in the Intercontinental Cup (the best result was sixth place in Latzfons ) and one World Cup race (eighth place in Moos in Passeier ). They also achieved second place at the Italian Championships in 2008. In the single-seater, Antholzer achieved a podium in the Intercontinental Cup this winter. In the 2008/2009 season he came in fourth with two second places in the IC Cup overall standings. After that, Antholzer did not take part in any international races.
Sporting successes
Junior World Championships
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2006 : 6th single-seater
Junior European Championships
- St. Sebastian 2007 : 10th single seater
World cup
- 2 placements among the top ten
Italian championships
- Italian runner-up in doubles 2008
Web links
- Philipp Antholzer in the database of the International Luge Federation
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Antholzer, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian natural track toboggan runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bolzano , Italy |