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Italian luger

Sonja Steinacher (born August 16, 1975 in Brixen) is a luger from Verdings/Klausen in South Tyrol who has competed for Italy since 1995. A natural track luger, she won five medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with four medals in women's singles (Gold: 2001, 2003; Silver: 2000, Bronze: 1998) and a gold in the mixed team event (2003).

Steinacher also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships with one gold (1999 and two bronzes (1997, 2002).

References

v t e World champions in women's singles natural track luge.
1979: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1980: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1982: Herta Hafner (ITA) 1984: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1986: Irmgard Lanthaler (ITA) 1990: Jeanette Koppensteiner (AUT) 1992: Lyubov Panyutina (CIS) 1994: Beatrix Mahlknecht (ITA) 1996: Irene Zechner (AUT) 1998: Lyubov Panyutina (RUS) 2000: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 2001: Sonja Steinacher (ITA) 2003: Sonja Steinacher (ITA) 2005: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 2007: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 2009: Renate Gietl (ITA) 2011: Renate Gietl (ITA)

v t e World champions in mixed team natural track luge.
2001: Italy Sonja Steinacher Anton Blasbichler Armin Mair David Mair 2005: Austria Melanie Batkowski Robert Batkowski Reinhard Beer Herbert Kögl 2007: Austria Melanie Batkowski Gernot Schwab Christian Schatz Gerhard Mühlbacher 2009: Italy Anton Blasbichler Renate Gietl Patrick Pigneter Florian Clara 2011: Italy Renate Gietl Anton Blasbichler Patrick Pigneter Florian Clara

v t e European champions in women's singles natural track luge.
1970: Hannelore Plattner (AUT) 1971: Klara Niedertscheider (AUT) 1973: Elfriede Pirkmann (AUT) 1974: Klara Niedertscheider (AUT) 1975: Klara Niedertscheider (AUT) 1977: Helene Mitterstieler (ITA) 1978: Elfriede Pirkmann (AUT) 1979: Roswitha Fischer (ITA) 1981: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1983: Ingerborg Innerhofer (AUT) 1985: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1987: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1989: Delia Vaudan (ITA) 1991: Doris Haselrieder (ITA) 1993: Irene Zechner (AUT) 1995: Irene Zechner (AUT) 1997: Lyubov Panyutina (RUS) 1999: Sonja Steinacher (ITA) 2002: Sandra Lanthaler (ITA) 2004: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 2006: Christa Gietl (ITA) 2008: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 2010: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS)

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