Monika Debertshãuser (later Heßler, born 18 September 1952) is a former
East German cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
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 ...
. She was later married to
Gerd Heßler but divorced.
References
External links
Women's cross country results: 1952–2006
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1952 births
Living people
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
East German female cross-country skiers
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
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