Maria-Luise Rainer

Maria-Luise Rainer is an Italian former luger. She competed between the late 1970s and the late 1980s.

Competitive career

Rainer won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1979 FIL World Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany. In addition, she won two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver and a bronze. Rainer also won the overall List of Luge [World Cup champions|Luge World Cup] title in women's singles in the 1985–86 season.
Competing in four Winter Olympics, Rainer had her best finish of sixth in the women's singles event at Sarajevo in 1984.

Later career

Later in her career, Rainer served as race director of the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Rainer has had a lengthy career with the International Luge Federation, serving as Senior Technical Director at FIL World Cup and World Championship competitions throughout Europe and North America.