Laura Nolte
Laura Nolte in 2016
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)[1]
Unna, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportBobsleigh
EventTwo-woman
ClubBSC Winterberg[2]
Medal record
Women's bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Two-woman
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 St. Moritz Monobob
Gold medal – first place 2024 Winterberg Monobob
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Alternberg Two-woman
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Alternberg Monobob
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Winterberg Two-woman
Gold medal – first place 2023 Altenberg Monobob
Gold medal – first place 2023 Altenberg Two-woman
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sigulda Two-woman
Silver medal – second place 2022 St. Moritz Monobob
Bronze medal – third place 2022 St. Moritz Two-woman
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Sigulda Monobob
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 St. Moritz Two-woman
Silver medal – second place 2018 St. Moritz Two-woman
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Monobob

Laura Nolte (born 23 November 1998) is a German bobsleigh pilot,[2][3] who began competing for the national team in 2015 and won the gold medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the youngest in bobsleigh history to win the title.[1] In 2023 she has become the first European to win the Monobob World Champion title at the Sankt Moritz World Championships, while being also the winner of the 2023 European Monobob Champion title in Altenberg, Germany. In 2021, she won the gold medal in the two-woman event at the IBSF European Championships 2021 held in Winterberg, Germany.[4][5] In the same season, she also won the gold medal in the two-woman event at the IBSF Junior World Championships 2021 held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

In 2016, she won the gold medal in the girls' monobob event at the Winter Youth Olympics held in Lillehammer, Norway. In 2020, she competed in the two-woman event at the IBSF World Championships 2020 held in Altenberg, Germany.

In February 2021, she won the bronze medal in the two-woman event at the IBSF World Championships 2021 held in Altenberg, Germany.[6] She also won the bronze medal in the monobob event.

In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the two-woman competition in bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics, which was held on 18 February (heats 1 and 2) and 19 February (heats 3 and 4), at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District of Beijing, achieving three track records during the four runs and becoming the youngest bobsleigh pilot in history to win the title.[7]

In December 2022, Laura Nolte has achieved her first World Cup win in Monobob in Lake Placid, while setting the track record during the first run. [8] In January 2023, the second Monobob World Cup win followed in Winterberg,[9] then a track record at the first Altenberg Monobob event [10] of the season and her first Monobob European Champion title in Altenberg. [11] At the Monobob event at the IBSF World Championships 2023, held at the Sankt Moritz Celerina Olympic Bobrun, on 28 and 29 January, Laura Nolte has won her first World Champion title by setting the fastest time in three of the runs and obtaining the track record during the second run. [12]

Career results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[2]

Olympic Games[edit]

Event Two-woman Monobob
China 2022 Beijing 1st 4th

World Championships[edit]

Event Two-woman Monobob
Germany 2020 Altenberg DNF —
Germany 2021 Altenberg 3rd 3rd
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz DNF 1st
Germany 2024 Winterberg 1st

World Cup results

Two-woman

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Place
2019–20 Lake Placid 1
– 		Lake Placid 2
– 		Winterberg
3 		La Plagne
1 		Innsbruck
2 		Königssee
2 		St. Moritz
6 		Sigulda
– 		1021 8th
2020–21 Sigulda 1
DNF 		Sigulda 2
1 		Innsbruck 1
1 		Innsbruck 2
2 		Winterberg
1 		St. Moritz
6 		Königssee
– 		Innsbruck 3
– 		1061 5th
2021–22 Innsbruck 1
1 		Innsbruck 2
1 		Altenberg 1
2 		Winterberg 1
1 		Altenberg 2
6 		Sigulda
– 		Winterberg 2
1 		St. Moritz
3 		1486 2nd
2022–23 Whistler
4 		Park City
2 		Lake Placid
2 		Winterberg
1 		Altenberg 1
3 		Altenberg 2
2 		Innsbruck
1 		Sigulda
1 		1737 1st
2023–24 La Plagne
1 		Innsbruck
3 		St. Moritz
1 		Lillehammer
2 		Sigulda 1
2 		Sigulda 2
1 		Altenberg
  		Lake Placid
  		1295 1st

Monobob

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Place
2022–23 Whistler
7 		Park City
4 		Lake Placid
1 		Winterberg
1 		Altenberg 1
2 		Altenberg 2
2 		Innsbruck
5 		Sigulda
6 		1590 2nd
2023–24 La Plagne
5 		Innsbruck 1
3 		Innsbruck 2
8 		St. Moritz
2 		Lillehammer
6 		Sigulda
3 		Altenberg
  		Lake Placid
  		1130 4th

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Laura Nolte". ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Laura Nolte". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh Luge, and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Laura Nolte profile". teamdeutschland.de. Team Deutschland. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (9 January 2021). "Nolte and Levi win European two-woman bobsleigh title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Two-woman Results" (PDF). IBSF European Championships 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Two-woman" (PDF). IBSF World Championships 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 Olympic Winter Games two-woman bobsleigh". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ^ "IBSF World Cup 2022 Lake Placid Women's Monobob". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. ^ "IBSF World Cup 2023 Winterberg Women's Monobob". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ^ "IBSF World Cup 2023 Altenberg Women's Monobob". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ^ "IBSF European Championships 2023 Altenberg Women's Monobob". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  12. ^ "IBSF World Championships 2023 Women's Monobob". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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