Christina Schmuck (sometimes listed as Christa Schmuck; born 26 January 1944 in Salzberg) is a

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

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 late 1960s and early 1970s. At the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

in Grenoble, she originally finished fifth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the silver medal upon the disqualifications of the

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team of Ortrun Enderlein (who finished first),

Anna-Maria Müller Anna-Maria Müller (later Murach, 23 February 1949 – 23 August 2009) was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the pr ...

(second), and

Angela Knösel Angela Knösel (born 29 August 1949) is a German luger who competed for East Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1970, 1971). At the 196 ...

(fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated. Schmuck also won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in

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and a bronze in

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. Both championships took place in Königssee,

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

. She also won two medals the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

and a bronze in

References

External links

Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge
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Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.

SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge
*Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577. 1944 births Living people German female lugers Lugers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in luge Olympic lugers for West Germany West German female lugers Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics People from Berchtesgaden Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub