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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 2000 Meschede, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BSC Winterberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Heiner Preute | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hannah Neise (born 26 May 2000) is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2014. [1] She is currently ranked 2nd worldwide in women's skeleton racing by the IBSF. [2]
In 2021, Neise competed and won Gold at the Junior World Championships in St. Moritz. [3] [4] [5]
In January 2022, it was announced that Neise would be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics for Germany. [6] [7] 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. [8] In her third run, she got a time of 1:01.44, putting her in first place. [9] 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 gold medal for Germany. 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. [10] [11]
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). [12]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Place | ||
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| 2020–21 |  13 | 14 |  8 | 10 |  5 |  4 | — | — | 912 | 9th | ||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1104 | 9th | ||
| 2022–23 |  1 |  6 | 6 | 3 | — | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1225 | 5th | ||
| 2023–24 |  – |  5 | 9 | 10 |  1 | 3 | 8 | | 1065 | 6th |
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