Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Veronika•Bilgeri (-Riesch) |
Used name | Veronika•Bilgeri |
Nick/petnames | Vroni |
Born | 25 January 1966 in Bad Tölz, Bayern (GER) |
Measurements | 178 cm / 64 kg |
Affiliations | SC Gaißach, Gaißach, Bad Tölz (GER) |
NOC | West Germany |
From 1986-88 West German luger Veronika Bilgeri won three national titles. At the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics she finished an unfortunate fourth behind three East German lugers: Steffi Walter-Martin, Ute Weiß-Oberhoffner and Cerstin Schmidt. Bilgeri won a silver medal at the Europeans and a gold medal with the West German team. She later owned a flower shop at Lenggries under her married name Riesch.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1988 Winter Olympics | Luge | FRG | Veronika Bilgeri | |||
Singles, Women (Olympic) | 4 |