Gerda Gräfin Paumgarten-Hohenschwangau (4 February 1907 in
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
– 1 January 2000 in
Vienna
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) was an Austrian
alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
and world champion.
Paumgarten received a gold medal at the 1936 World Championships in
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
, winning the
slalom
To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to:
Sports
;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding
* Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Super-G ...
event.
[Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships]
– ''FIS-ski.com'' - (Retrieved on 20 November 2008) She was the younger sister of Olympic skier
Harald Paumgarten
Harald Paumgarten (4 April 1904 in Graz - 6 February 1952 near Sankt Anton am Arlberg) was an Austrian cross-country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s.
He competed in the 1928 Winter Oly ...
(1904-1952).
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1907 births
2000 deaths
Austrian female alpine skiers
Sportspeople from Graz
Skiers from Styria
20th-century Austrian women
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