Patrick Rastner

Rastner in 2018.

Patrick Rastner (born 30 June 1993) is an Italian luger who competed in the men's double event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as a pair with Ludwig Rieder. The duo placed seventh.

Personal life

Rastner was born on 30 June 1993 in Brixen (Bressanone), Bolzano-Bozen, Italy.[1][2]

Luge career

In 2011 he won a gold medal with Ludwig Rieder at the under-23 World Championships in Cesana, Italy.[3][4]

Rastner represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi, Russia. Competing in the men's doubles luge event alongside Rieder, he finished seventh overall.[5][6] The pair were eighth after the first run but improved their position after finishing fifth fastest in the second run.[1]

In the open double luge event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Rastner and Rieder placed 15th.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Patrick Rastner Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Athlete Patrick Rastner". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "In Altenberg Again u23 World Championships". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "World Junior Championships since 1982" (PDF). International Luge Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Sochi 2014, le foto del sesto giorno". Il Post (in Italian). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Sochi 2014: Luge - Men's doubles results". BBC Sport. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Doubles Results - Olympic luge". olympics.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.