Hannah Neise (born 26 May 2000) is a

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skeleton racer who has competed since 2014. She is currently ranked 2nd worldwide in women's skeleton racing by the IBSF.

Career

In 2021, Neise competed and won Gold at the Junior World Championships in

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. In January 2022, it was announced that Neise would be competing in the

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. In her first run, she got a time of 1:02.36, putting her at eighth place, but in her second run, she got a time of 1:02.19 putting her in first place of that run and second overall. In her third run, she got a time of 1:01.44, putting her in first place. In the fourth run, Neise placed first with a time of 1:01.63, putting her at a total of 4:07.62 leading her to win the

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. This was Germany's first gold medal in the sport of Skeleton at the Winter Olympics and the first time in sixteen years that a non-British athlete had won the Olympic gold.

Career results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

World Championships

World Cup results

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neise, Hannah German female skeleton racers 2000 births Living people Skeleton racers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic skeleton racers for Germany Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in skeleton Olympic gold medalists for Germany 21st-century German sportswomen People from Meschede