Torsten Wustlich

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Torsten Wustlich Luge
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nation Germany
birthday 2nd February 1977
place of birth Annaberg-BuchholzGDRGermany Democratic Republic 1949GDR 
job Sports soldier / certified trainer
Career
discipline Two-seater
society WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
National squad since 2003
status End of career
End of career 2010
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 5 × gold 2 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 2006 Turin Double
FIL Luge World Championships
gold Calgary 2001 Double
silver Nagano 2004 Double
gold Park City 2005 Double
gold Park City 2005 team
gold Oberhof 2008 Double
gold Oberhof 2008 team
silver Lake Placid 2009 Double
Placements in the Luge World Cup
 Overall World Cup DS 1st ( 2009/10 )
last change: 2016

Torsten Wustlich (born February 2, 1977 in Annaberg-Buchholz ) is a former German luge athlete and started for the WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal.

On February 15, 2006 , he and André Florschütz won the silver medal in two-seater luge at the Olympic Winter Games in Turin . Four years later, they finished 5th at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver .

successes

Olympic games

World championships

  • 1999 : 4th place
  • 2001 : Gold Medal (Calgary)
  • 2004 : silver medal
  • 2005 : Gold medal (Park City), also in the team
  • 2008 : Gold medal (Oberhof), also in the team
  • 2009 : silver medal

Overall World Cup

season space Points
1998/99 08th. 0295
1999/2000 07th 0274
2000/01 02. 0545
2001/02 08th. 0339
2002/03 015th 0190
2003/04 02. 0599
2004/05 02. 0570
2005/06 03. 0542
2006/07 07th 0371
2007/08 04th 0526
2008/09 010. 0276
2009/10 01. 0592

World Cup victories

Two-seater Team relay
No. date place train
1. Jan. 20, 2001 GermanyGermany Altenberg Altenberg racing sled and bobsled run
2. 0Dec 6, 2003 CanadaCanada Calgary Bobsleigh and sled run in Canada Olympic Park
3. Jan. 17, 2004 GermanyGermany Winterberg Winterberg bobsleigh run
4th Nov 20, 2004 LatviaLatvia Sigulda Sigulda luge and bobsleigh track
5. 0Jan. 2, 2005 GermanyGermany Oberhof Oberhof luge track
6th Jan. 14, 2006 AustriaAustria innsbruck Igls artificial ice rink bobsleigh
7th Jan. 28, 2006 GermanyGermany Oberhof Oberhof luge track
8th. Feb 14, 2008 LatviaLatvia Sigulda Sigulda luge and bobsleigh track
9. Feb 20, 2009 CanadaCanada Whistler Whistler Sliding Center
10. 0Nov 5, 2009 GermanyGermany Altenberg Altenberg racing sled and bobsled run
No. date place train
1. 0Jan. 6, 2005 GermanyGermany Koenigssee Combined artificial ice rink at Königssee
2. Feb 17, 2008 LatviaLatvia Sigulda Sigulda luge and bobsleigh track