Sylvia Brunner
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Silvia Brunner (during her marriage Jörg-Brunner) (born 11 January 1958) is a former speed skater who represented her native country
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in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in
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in Lake Placid, United States.


History

Silvia Brunner first came to the attention of the speedskating world when she won the first of her eight Swiss sprint titles in 1976, just 18 years old. The next years she won the Swiss allround championships six times and participating in the international championships; twice at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships (1977 and 1978, winning a silver distance medal on the 500 meter both times); eight times at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (1977–1984); three times at the
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(1981–1983) and once at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships (1982) and the two before mentioned Winter Olympics. Over the course of her career Sylvia Brunner skated three speed skating world records for Juniors.


Records

Over the course of her career, Silvia Brunner skated three Junior World Records:


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * Eng, Trond with Marnix Koolhaas. ''National All Time & Encyclopedia Men/Ladies as at 1.7.1985, Issue 1, Volume 2: Italy - Switzerland - Spain''. Degernes, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1985. * Eng, Trond with Preben G. Petersen and Magne Teigen. ''World All Time "Vierkampf", 1.7.1989''. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunner, Silvia 1958 births Living people Swiss female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Switzerland Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Davos