Susi Erdmann

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Susi Erdmann
Erdmann 2002 Winter Olympics two-woman bobsledding medalists (cropped).jpg
Erdmann at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameSusi-Lisa Erdmann
Born (1968-01-29) 29 January 1968 (age 57)
Blankenburg, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Sport
CountryFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Luge
Bobsleigh
Event(s)Women's singles
Mixed team
Two-woman
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Winterberg Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Calgary Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Winterberg Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Calgary Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Lillehammer Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Igls Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Winterberg Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Lillehammer Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Altenberg Women's singles
World Cup Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990–91Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991–92Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1987–88Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1993–94Women's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Igls Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Igls Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Winterberg Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Sigulda Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Oberhof Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Oberhof Women's singles
Women's bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Two-woman
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Winterberg Two-woman
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Königssee Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Calgary Two-woman
World Cup Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001–02Two-woman
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002–03Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003–04Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2004–05Two-woman
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 St. MoritzTwo-woman

Susi-Lisa Erdmann (later Plankensteiner, born 29 January 1968) is an East German-German luger and bobsledder who competed from 1977 to 1998 in luge, then since 1999 in bobsleigh. She was born in Blankenburg, Bezirk Magdeburg. Competing in five Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles luge event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992, and a bronze at the inaugural two-women bobsleigh event in 2002. She is one of only two people to ever win a medal in both bobsleigh and luge at the Winter Olympics; Italy's Gerda Weissensteiner is the other.

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Luge career

Beside the Olympics in luge, Erdmann won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including seven golds (Women's singles: 1989, 1991, 1997; Mixed team: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995) and three silvers (Women's singles: 1995, 1996; Mixed team: 1989). She also won seven medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, including six golds (Women's singles: 1990, 1992; Mixed team: 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998) and one bronze (Women's singles: 1998). Erdmann won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles twice (1990–91, 1991–92).

Bobsleigh career

Erdmann switched to bobsleigh in 1998, competing both at the Winter Olympics and the FIBT World Championships. She won three medals in the two-woman event at the World Championships, with two gold (2003, 2004) and one bronze (2001). Erdmann also won the overall two-woman Bobsleigh World Cup championships for the 2001-2 and 2002-3 seasons. Her coach was Wolfgang Hoppe, who won several medals in bobsleigh during the 1980s and 1990s when he competed for both the East Germans and the Germans following 1990 reunification.

Other activities

Erdmann is a soldier in the rank of a Hauptfeldwebel and has been stationed in Munich. It was announced on 7 September 2009 FIL website that Erdmann had married Italian luger Gerhard Plankensteiner on 28 August 2009. Plankensteiner won a bronze in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and gold in the same event at the 2009 world championships in Lake Placid.

Bobsleigh career highlights

Olympic Winter Games
2002 – Salt Lake City, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Nicole Herschmann
World Championships
2001 – Calgary, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Tanja Hess
2003 – Winterberg, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Anne Dietrich
2004 – Königssee, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Kristina Bader
European Championships
2006 – St.Moritz, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Anne Dietrich
World Cup Single Events
2001/2002 – Winterberg, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Birgit Brodbeck
2001/2002 – Winterberg, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Birgit Brodbeck
2001/2002 – Königssee, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Tanja Hess
2001/2002 – Königssee, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Birgit Brodbeck
2001/2002 – Igls, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Tanja Hess
2001/2002 – Igls, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Birgit Brodbeck
2001/2002 – Calgary, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Tanja Hess
2001/2002 – Calgary, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Nicole Herschmann
2002/2003 – Calgary, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Tanja Hess
2002/2003 – Park City, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anne Dietrich
2002/2003 – Park City, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anne Dietrich
2002/2003 – Lake Placid, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anne Dietrich
2002/2003 – Lake Placid, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Tanja Hess
2002/2003 – Igls, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Anne Dietrich
2002/2003 – Igls, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Anne Dietrich
2003/2004 – Calgary, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Kristina Bader
2003/2004 – Calgary, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Nicole Herschmann
2003/2004 – Lake Placid, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Nicole Herschmann
2003/2004 – Lake Placid, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Kristina Bader
2003/2004 – Lillehammer, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anne Dietrich
2004/2005 – Winterberg, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anne Dietrich
2004/2005 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze
2004/2005 – Cesana, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Anne Dietrich
2004/2005 – St. Moritz, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd with Anne Dietrich
2004/2005 – Lake Placid, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Berit Wiacker
2005/2006 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd with Anne Dietrich
2005/2006 – Königssee, Gold medal icon.svg 1st with Anne Dietrich

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