Kerstin Mohring (born 26 September 1963) is a former
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 ...
cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1989. At the
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
in
Calgary
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, she finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay and seventh in the 20 km event.
Mohring's best World Cup finish was fifth in a 30 km event in
Norway
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in 1988. She married luger
Jochen Pietzsch
Jochen Pietzsch (born 1 December 1963 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former East German luger who competed during the mid-1980s. Together with Jörg Hoffmann, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984 ...
.
Her father,
Werner Moring (1927–1995), represented Germany in
cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 × 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 ...
.
References
External links
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Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976–2002
1963 births
Living people
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
German female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for East Germany
People from Harz (district)
People from Bezirk Magdeburg
East German female cross-country skiers
Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt
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