Therese "Resi" Hammerer (18 February 1925 – 14 June 2010) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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 ...

who competed in the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

. She was born in

Mittelberg Mittelberg is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Kleinwalsertal,in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is accessible by road only from Germany. Geography The town of Mittelberg lies in the Kleinwalsertal, a valley that is access ...

. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the downhill event. In the slalom competition she finished seventh and in the Alpine combined contest she finished twelfth.

External links

Resi Hammerer's profile at Sports Reference.com

Resi Hammerer's obituary
1925 births 2010 deaths Austrian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian women 21st-century Austrian women {{Austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub