Christina Schmuck

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Christina Schmuck (sometimes listed as Christa Schmuck; born 26 January 1944 in Salzberg) is a West German luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished fifth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the silver medal upon the disqualifications of the East German team of Ortrun Enderlein (who finished first), Anna-Maria Müller (second), and Angela Knösel (fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated.[1]

Christina Schmuck
Medal record
Women's Luge
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Women's singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Königssee Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Königssee Women's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Königssee Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Hammarstrand Women's singles

Schmuck also won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 1970 and a bronze in 1969. Both championships took place in Königssee, West Germany.

She also won two medals the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1967 and a bronze in 1970.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christina Schmuck Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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