Dominik Fischnaller
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dominik Fischnaller (born 20 February 1993)[1] is an Italian luger. An athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri[2], he has won three Olympic bronze medals, three World Championship bronze medals, and was the 2023 Luge World Cup Overall champion in the men's singles.
Career
Fischnaller competed for Italy in the men's singles luge event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, placing sixth behind the bronze medal effort of teammate Armin Zöggeler.[3] Four years later, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he came fourth while his cousin Kevin came seventh.[4]
Fischnaller won the bronze medal in the men's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing[5], becoming the third man to win an olympic medal in luge's singles for Italy after Zöggeler and Paul Hildgartner. The next year, he also managed to win the Overall World Cup, beating German lugers Felix Loch and Max Langenhahn.[6]
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Fischnaller won another bronze medal in the men's singles. He also won a bronze medal in the team relay.[7][8]
Personal life
Dominik Fischnaller is the younger brother of Hans Peter Fischnaller and cousin of Kevin Fischnaller. He married American luger Emily Sweeney in May 2025.[9] They both qualified for the 2026 Olympics.[10]
References
- ^ "FilLuge profile". Fil-luge.org. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "SLITTINO - ACUTI MONDIALI ED EUROPEI" (in Italian). carabinieri.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
...i carabinieri Dominik Fischnaller e Ivan Nagler con gli slittinisti dell'Esercito Fabian Malleier e Andrea Voetter
- ^ "Dominik FISCHNALLER | Luge | Italy - Sochi 2014 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "2018 PyeongChang Olympic Results". ESPN. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ @FILuge. "Dominik Fischnaller and the long road to Olympic dreams". conTRANCE. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Luge, Italy's Dominik Fischnaller wins World Cup 12 years after Zoeggeler". We the Italians. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Press, Associated (12 February 2026). "Germany 4-for-4 in Olympic luge team relay after Cortina gold". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Grossman, Zoe (12 February 2026). "Germany wins fourth straight luge team relay gold, stays undefeated in event". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "In love: South Tyrol's luge star has married". sportnews.bz. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (1 February 2026). "A luge love story: These Olympics have a lot of meaning for Emily and Dominik Fischnaller". Durango Herald.
External links
- Dominik Fischnaller at FIL
- Dominik Fischnaller at Olympics.com
- Dominik Fischnaller at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Dominik Fischnaller at Olympedia
- Dominik Fischnaller at InterSportStats
- Dominik Fischnaller at Milano Cortina 2026
- Dominik Fischnaller on Instagram