Emanuel Rieder

Emanuel Rieder
Rieder in 2018
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993
Brixen, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportLuge
Event
Doubles
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Doubles
2026 Milano Cortina Team relay
World Championships
2020 Sochi Sprint
European Championships
2023 Sigulda Team relay
2024 Igls Team relay

Emanuel Rieder (born 1 October 1993) is an Italian luger.

Career

He competed in the Men's singles luge event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, placing 19th.[1]

He placed 6th at the men's doubles event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Rieder won the gold medal in the doubles event, along with Simon Kainzwaldner.[3][4] He also won a bronze medal in the team relay.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. ^ Final results
  3. ^ "Italian team rallies for Olympics men's doubles gold in luge". ESPN.com. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ Grossman, Zoe (11 February 2026). "Italy sweeps men's, women's doubles luge as USA's dramatic gold bid slips away". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ Grossman, Zoe (12 February 2026). "Germany wins fourth straight luge team relay gold, stays undefeated in event". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.