Annemarie "Mirl" Buchner-Fischer (; 16 February 1924 – 9 November 2014) was a

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Alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She was born in

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. At the 1952 Olympics in

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Buchner was silver medalist in the downhill, and bronze medalist in the slalom and in the giant slalom."1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Alpine Skiing"
(Retrieved on February 27, 2008) She was also

German Sportswoman of the Year The German Sportspersonality of the Year has been chosen annually since 1947, with separate awards made for men and women. The record holder is tennis player Steffi Graf, who won five awards. Swimmer Michael Groß, tennis player Boris Becker, a ...

in 1948. She died on 9 November 2014.Mirl Buchner
at trauer.merkur-online.de, access date November 26, 2014

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