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
Gold medal – first place 2026 Milano Cortina Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Milano Cortina Team relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Sochi Sprint
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Sigulda Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 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.


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