Simon Kainzwaldner

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Simon Kainzwaldner

Kainzwaldner in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Luge
Event	Doubles
Medal record Men's luge Representing  Italy World Championships 2020 Sochi Sprint European Championships 2023 Sigulda Team relay 2024 Igls Team relay

Simon Kainzwaldner (born 24 February 1994) is an Italian Olympic luge athlete who currently races for his nation on the World Cup circuit in the Men's doubles event as a pair with Emanuel Rieder.

At the 2012 Youth Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria representing Italy in the Boys' singles and doubles luge events as well as the mixed team relay event. Kainzwaldner finished with the gold in tandem with his racing partner Florian Gruber in the doubles, 10th the boys singles, and with his teammates Andrea Voetter, Daniel Gatterer, and Florian Gruber, fifth in the mixed relay competition.^[1] Kainzwaldner and Gruber have remained a doubles pair in international luge competition ever since their appearance in the Boys division and finished in tenth place in the 2014–15 Luge World Cup standings including a fifth-place showing in the opening race at Innsbruck.^[2]

• Simon Kainzwaldner at FIL
• Simon Kainzwaldner at Olympedia