Birgit Weise is an

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

r who competed during the mid-1980s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1985 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, East Germany.

References

Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge
German female lugers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) East German female lugers {{Germany-luge-bio-stub