Andrea Fendt (born 31 January 1960, in

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) is a

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r who competed during the 1970s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in

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. Fendt's brother, Josef, has been president of the

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since 1994. Fendt finished second overall in the women's singles

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in 1977–8. She finished 12th in the women's singles event at the

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in Lake Placid.

References

1980 luge women's singles resultsHickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
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