Gerhard Gleirscher

Gerhard Gleirscher (born 14 December 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1990 to 2000.

He won a complete set of medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in mixed team (1997), a silver in mixed team (1991) and a bronze in men's singles (1997).

Gerhard Gleirscher's son, David, won a gold medal at the men's singles luge event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

[1] His younger son Nico Gleirscher is also a luger competing for Austria.

[2] Nico placed third in the sprint event at Winterberg during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup.