Birgit Platzer (born 14 October 1992 in

Kirchdorf an der Krems Kirchdorf an der Krems is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the river Krems, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems (district), Kirchdorf an der Krems. Apparently settled by the year 903, it has 4,104 inhabitants in a relatively ...

) is an Austrian

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

r. Platzer competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the Women's singles she placed 23rd. As of September 2014, her best performance at the

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is 16th, in the 2012 Championships, and her best

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overall finish is 19th in

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. Platzer also competed for

Austria at the 2018 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 105 competitors in 12 sports. They won 14 medals in total: five gold, three silver and six bronze; ranking 10th in the medal table. Meda ...

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