Merle Fräbel
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003年06月11日) 11 June 2003 (age 22)[1] Suhl, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | RT Suhl[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jan-Armin Eichhorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Merle Fräbel (born 11 June 2003) is a German luger.[3] She is the Under-23 World Champion, and Winter Youth Olympics champion in luge singles discipline.[2]
Career
[edit ]Junior and youth career
[edit ]Merle Fräbel started her luge career at the age of eight. At the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne 2020, she achieved her greatest success in the youth and junior divisions, winning gold in the singles and silver in the team relay. She was the first German female luger to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games.[4] In the following season, 2021/22, she won the overall World Cup in both the singles and the team in the Junior World Cup.[5] She won the bronze medal at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Winterberg.
Senior career
[edit ]Merle Fräbel started her Luge World Cup debut races in the 2022/23 season after good results in the German qualifying races, in which she won three of the four races.[6] At the 2023 Luge World Championships on her home track in Oberhof, she took fourth place in the sprint. In the singles, she was fifth and also secured the U23 World Championship gold medal.
Luge results
[edit ]All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[1] [3]
Olympic Games
[edit ]| Event | Age | Singles | Team relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy 2026 Milano Cortina | 22 | 8 | — |
World Championships
[edit ]1 medal (1 silver)
| Year | Age | Singles | Sprint | Team relay | Mixed singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany 2023 Oberhof | 19 | 5th | 4th | — | N/a |
| Germany 2024 Altenberg | 20 | — | 7th | — | |
| Canada 2025 Whistler | 21 | Silver | N/a | — | DSQ |
World Cup
[edit ]| Season | Singles | Sprint | Team relay | Mixed singles | Points | Overall | Singles | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | Innsbruck 6 |
Whistler 3 |
Park City 11 |
Sigulda – |
Sigulda 4 |
Altenberg 9 |
Winterberg 6 |
St. Moritz 6 |
Winterberg 12 |
Innsbruck 5 |
Park City 12 |
Winterberg 3 |
Whistler – |
Sigulda – |
Sigulda – |
Altenberg – |
St. Moritz – |
Winterberg – |
N/a | 542 | 6th | 7th | 5th | |||
| 2023–24 | Lake Placid 14 |
Whistler 3 |
Winterberg 12 |
Innsbruck 14 |
Altenberg 7 |
Oberhof 1 |
Oberhof 6 |
Sigulda 9 |
Sigulda 3 |
Lake Placid 14 |
Oberhof 4 |
Sigulda 4 |
Whistler – |
Winterberg – |
Innsbruck – |
Altenberg – |
Oberhof 1 |
Sigulda – |
611 | 7th | 6th | 6th | ||||
| 2024–25 | Lillehammer 5 |
Innsbruck 8 |
Oberhof 4 |
Sigulda 2 |
Altenberg 3 |
Winterberg 5 |
Oberhof 4 |
Pyeongchang 2 |
Yanqing 3 |
N/a | Innsbruck CNX |
Oberhof – |
Sigulda 1 |
Altenberg |
Whistler – |
Yanqing |
Lillehammer 3 |
Oberhof 1 |
Pyeongchang 2 |
582 | N/a | 4th | N/a | |||
- Standings through 29 January 2024
U23 World Championships
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Junior World Championships
[edit ]Junior European Championships
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Merle Fräbel". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh Luge, and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Merle Fräbel". teamdeutschland.de. Team Deutschland . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Merle Fräbel profile". fil-luge.org. International Luge Federation . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "YOG-Medaille". fil-luge.com. 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Ankündigung JuniorenWM". veltins-eisarena.de. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Weltcup Qualifikation". sportschau.de. 29 November 2022.
External links
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- Merle Fräbel at the International Luge Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Merle Malou Fraebel at Milano Cortina 2026
- Merle Malou Fraebel at Olympics.com
- Merle Fräbel at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
- Merle Fräbel at InterSportStats Edit this at Wikidata
- Merle Fräbel at Team Deutschland (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
- Merle Fräbel on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata