Marianne Winkler was 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 in the early 1960s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles at the 1961 FIL World Luge Championships in

Girenbad Girenbad is a village in the municipality Hinwil in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeletonSportQuick.com information on World champions in luge
German female lugers Possibly living people Year of birth missing West German female lugers {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub