Andrea Vötter

Andrea Vötter
Vötter in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995
Brixen, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportLuge
Event
Singles/Doubles
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano CortinaTeam relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 AltenbergDoubles' sprint
Bronze medal – third place2023 OberhofDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 OberhofDoubles' sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 OberhofTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2023 SiguldaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2020 LillehammerTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2024 IglsDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2024 IglsTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 WinterbergDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2025 WinterbergTeam relay

Andrea Vötter (born 3 April 1995) is an Italian luger. She has competed in the 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics and FIL World Cup a part of the Italian national team.

Sports Career

Vötter competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. In the Women's singles she placed 19th.[1][2] Vötter's best Luge World Cup overall finish is 7th in 2018–19.[3]

At the 2024 World Championships at Altenberg, Germany, she along with partner Marion Oberhofer became the Doubles' sprint champion.[4]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's doubles event, along with Oberhofer. It was the first time a women's doubles luge event was held at the Olympics.[5][6] She also won a bronze medal in the team relay.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Voetter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Andrea Voetter". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Voetter". FIL-Luge.org. FIL. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  4. ↑ @FILuge. "Preview 52nd FIL Luge World Championships 2024 in Altenberg (GER)". conTRANCE. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Voetter and Oberhofer give Italy a home-ice win in Olympic women's doubles luge". AP News. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Italy sweeps men's, women's doubles luge as USA's dramatic gold bid slips away | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Grossman, Zoe (12 February 2026). "Germany wins fourth straight luge team relay gold, stays undefeated in event". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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