Matthias Guggenberger

Matthias Guggenberger (born 24 September 1984, in Innsbruck) is an Austrian skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. His best Skeleton World Cup finish was 3rd at Königssee

He won silver at the world championship 2016 in Igls (Team).

2018-2022 he was coach of Martins and Tomass Dukurs and Janine Flock. The won 9 globes at the world cup, 9 medals at European championships and three world championship medals. Now he is coaching the British skeleton team.

Athletic Career

Matthias Guggenberger has been a regular member of the Austrian national team since 2006. He made his World Cup debut in Igls in January 2007, shortly after recovering from a serious illness, and immediately finished 11th. Soon afterwards, he achieved his first top-10 World Cup result with a seventh-place finish in Winterberg.

At his first European Championships, Guggenberger moved up from 17th place after the first run to finish sixth overall, setting the fastest time of the second run. At the 2007 Junior World Championships, he finished fifth. From that point onwards, Guggenberger was a consistent member of Austria’s World Cup team.