Gaby Nestler is a former

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who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16–27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 19 ...

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and also finished 10th in the 20 km event at the

1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the International Ski Federation (FIS) introduced separate c ...

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. Nestler earned one victory in a 10 km event in

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, France in 1986 which made her the youngest race winner in the World Cup history.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory *2 podiums

Team podiums

* 2 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the

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, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

World Championship results
* German female cross-country skiers Living people FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing 1967 births People from Annaberg-Buchholz Skiers from Saxony People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt East German female cross-country skiers {{Germany-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub