Rupert Staudinger

Rupert Staudinger
Staudinger in 2018
Personal information
NationalityBritish-German
Born (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 27)
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportLuge

Rupert Staudinger (born 15 July 1997) is a British-German luger. Born in Berchtesgaden in Bavaria to a German father and a Welsh mother, he grew up in Schönau am Königssee.[1][2]

Staudinger competed for the United Kingdom in the men's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] Since no British athlete qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics, luge did not receive UK Sport funding for the 2018 Olympic cycle. Staudinger still qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished in 33rd place despite posting his best time.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rupert Staudinger - Player Profile - Luge - Eurosport". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Große Ambitionen". Berchtesgadener Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Rupert Staudinger". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Winter Olympics: David Gleirscher claims Austria's first luge gold in 50 years after Felix Loch error". BBC. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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