Hildesuse Gaertner (10 February 1923 – 10 February 2016) was a German

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 ...

, born in

Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

. Between 1949 and 1952, she became a sevenfold German champion in alpine skiing. She retired to work as a journalist and became later a writer of

travel literature The genre of travel literature or travelogue encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs. History Early examples of travel literature include the '' Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' (generally considered a ...

. She died in Freiburg on 10 February 2016 at the age of 93.

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German female alpine skiers 1923 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau Skiers from Freiburg (region) 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub