Sylke Otto
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Sylke Otto (born 7 July 1969) is a German former luger who competed from 1991 to 2007. She was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event in 2002 and 2006.
Otto in 2012 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Women's luge | ||
Representing Germany | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | Women's singles | |
2006 Turin | Women's singles | |
World Championships | ||
2000 St. Moritz | Women's singles | |
2001 Calgary | Women's singles | |
2003 Sigulda | Women's singles | |
2003 Sigulda | Mixed team | |
2005 Park City | Women's singles | |
2005 Park City | Mixed team | |
1997 Igls | Mixed team | |
2000 St. Moritz | Mixed team | |
2001 Calgary | Mixed team | |
1999 Königssee | Women's singles | |
1999 Königssee | Mixed team | |
2004 Nagano | Women's singles | |
World Cup Championships | ||
1994-95 | Women's singles | |
1999-00 | Women's singles | |
2002-03 | Women's singles | |
2003-04 | Women's singles | |
1998-99 | Women's singles | |
2000-01 | Women's singles | |
2001-02 | Women's singles | |
2005-06 | Women's singles | |
2004-05 | Women's singles | |
European Championships | ||
1990 Igls | Mixed team | |
1992 Winterberg | Mixed team | |
2000 Winterberg | Women's singles | |
2000 Winterberg | Mixed team | |
2002 Altenberg | Women's singles | |
1992 Winterberg | Women's singles | |
2002 Altenberg | Mixed team | |
2004 Oberhof | Women's singles |
Otto won twelve medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with six golds (Women's singles: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005; Mixed team: 2003, 2005), three silvers (Mixed team: 1997, 2000, 2001), and three bronzes (Women's singles: 1999, 2004; Mixed team: 1999).
She also won eight medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with five golds (Women's singles: 2000, 2002; Mixed team: 1990, 1992, 2000), two silvers (Women's singles: 1992, Mixed team: 2002), and one bronze (Women's singles: 2004). Otto finished in the top three of the Luge World Cup standings every year from 1999 to 2006, winning the overall title four times (1994-5, 1999–2000, 2002–3, 2003–4). She won a record 37 World Cup races in total during her career.