Dajana Eitberger Explained

Dajana Eitberger
Nationality:German
Birth Date:7 January 1991
Birth Place:Ilmenau, Germany
Height:1.80 m
Weight:78 kg
Country:Germany
Sport:Luge
Event:Singles, Doubles
Show-Medals:no
Medaltemplates:
  • Updated as of 26 February 2023

Dajana Eitberger (born 7 January 1991) is a German luger.[1] She currently represents Germany in the women's doubles event in the Luge World Cup.

Career

During the 2014–15 Luge World Cup season she was victorious in one event which was the final race of the season in Sochi. During that season she came in second twice and third four time and finished second in the overall standing behind her teammate, Natalie Geisenberger.[2] The event in Sochi and doubled as the European championship and as such she is the current European champion.[3]

During the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Eitberger was on the winners platform on the podium once (at the season opener in Igls),[4] was second twice and third three times. She once again finished the season sixth in the standings.

Eitberger won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, again behind Natalie Geisenberger. She missed the 2019/20 season due to childbirth, subsequently returned to competition, but finished the 2021–22 Luge World Cup outside of the top ten, and did not qualify for the 2022 Olympics.[5]

She competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the team relay.[6]

Results

World Championships

YearAgeSinglesSprintDoublesDoubles sprintTeam relay
align=left 24
align=left 25
align=left 26
align=left 28
align=left 29
align=left 30
align=left 31
align=left 33 Gold

World Cup

Note: Prior to 2020/21 season, to be classified in sprint standings athletes must compete on all sprint events throughout the season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dajana Eitberger.
  2. Web site: Luge - Dajana Eitberger (Germany).
  3. Web site: Luge - Eitberger crowned European champion - Yahoo Sport . uk.sports.yahoo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127053718/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/luge-eitberger-crowned-european-champion-151640873--spt.html . 2016-01-27.
  4. Web site: Dajana Eitberger leads German one-two in women's World Cup opener. 28 November 2015.
  5. News: Reynolds . Tim . Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games . ABC news . 13 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships . fil-luge.org . 28 January 2024 . 28 January 2024.