Vienna
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) is an Austrian
bobsledder
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and sprinter.FIBT Profile /ref>
Before bobsleigh, Kleiser was a student-athlete at the
University of Missouri–Kansas City
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where she majored in Psychology. Under the direction of head track coach Shameika McField, she ran short sprints and relays for the team.
Career
Best Times
Indoor-
*60 meters: 7.59 at NÖLV county championships, 7 January 2015
*200 meters: 25.17 at The
Summit League
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Championships, 15 February 2012 (UMKC School Record)
Outdoor-
*100 meters: 11.68 Meeting at Kapfenberg, 20 July 2014
*200 meters: 24.07 at Austrian championships 3 August 2014
*400 meters: 56.62 at MU Relays, 24 March 2012
Kleiser competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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for Austria. She teamed with driver
Christina Hengster
Christina Hengster (born 4 February 1986) is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Her best World Cup finish was 2nd in the two-woman event in Park City, Utah, United States, in January 2016.
Hengster's best finish at the FIBT Wo ...
in the two-woman event, finishing 15th. She participated in the first two runs, before being replaced by
Alexandra Tüchi
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Tü ...
.
Kleiser made her
World Cup
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debut in November 2013. As of April 2014, her best World Cup finish is 12th, at
Calgary
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2015 European Games
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, the first of its kind, for her home country of
Austria
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, in team
athletics
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* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
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, and earned a silver medal.
Personal life
She was born to Sigrid Eysn and Christoph Kleiser on 13 November 1990. Viola has two sisters, Valerie Kleiser and Flora Kleiser.