Christina Schmuck (sometimes listed as Christa Schmuck; born 26 January 1944 in
Salzberg) is a
West German
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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
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in
Grenoble, she originally finished fifth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the silver medal upon the disqualifications of the
East German
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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
1970
Events
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and a bronze in
1969
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. Both championships took place in
Königssee,
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.
She also won two medals the women's singles event at the
FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in
1967
Events
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and a bronze in
1970
Events
January
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.
References
External links
Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge*
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
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