Annemarie "Mirl" Buchner-Fischer (; 16 February 1924 – 9 November 2014) was a

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Buchner was silver medalist in the downhill, and bronze medalist in the slalom and in the giant slalom."1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Alpine Skiing"
(Retrieved on February 27, 2008) She was also German Sportswoman of the Year in 1948. She died on 9 November 2014.Mirl Buchner
at trauer.merkur-online.de, access date November 26, 2014

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