Anke Wischnewski (born 5 January 1978 in
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz () is a town in Saxony, Germany. Lying in the Ore Mountains, it is the capital of the district of Erzgebirgskreis.
Geography
The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the ''Pöhlberg'' ( above sea level).
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Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
) is a German former
luger who has competed since 2001 to 2014. She won two medals in the women's singles at the
FIL World Luge Championships
The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non- Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natura ...
with a silver in
2007
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and a bronze in
2005
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Wischnewski's best finish at the
FIL European Luge Championships The FIL European Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place since 1914. From 1914 to 1934, these championships were part of the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband (ISSV - International Sled Sport Federat ...
in the women's singles event was third at
Oberhof in
2013
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.
Her best finish in the overall
Luge World Cup
The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977–78. The World Cup is the highest level season-long competition in the sport.
Men's singles
*Medals:
Women's singles
*Med ...
title was third in
2006-7.
Wishnewski qualified for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
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where she finished fifth.
References
FIL-Luge profile*
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1978 births
Living people
People from Annaberg-Buchholz
German female lugers
Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers of Germany
Sportspeople from Saxony
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