Hedy Schlunegger
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Alpine Skiing | |||
| Gold | 1948 | Downhill | |
Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger (10 March 1923 - 3 July 2003) was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Hedy Schlunegger was the first Olympic Gold medalist in Lady's Downhill skiing.
After her success in skiing, Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger and her husband managed a sporting goods store in Grindelwald. Olympic medalist Martina Schild is her granddaughter.
[edit] External links
- Skiclub Wengen: Hedy Schlunegger (German)
- Kaufmann Sport Grindelwald: Geschichte (German)
- Jungfrau-Zeitung: Unsere Verstorbenen: Hedwig Kaufmann-Schlunegger (German)
- FIS-Ski biography: Heidi Schlunegger
| Olympic champions in women's downhill Downhill |
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| 1948: Hedy Schlunegger | 1952: Trude Beiser-Jochum | 1956: Madeleine Berthod | 1960: Heidi Biebl | 1964: Christl Haas | 1968: Olga Pall | 1972: Marie-Theres Nadig | 1976: Rosi Mittermaier | 1980: Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1984: Michela Figini | 1988: Marina Kiehl | 1992: Kerrin Lee-Gartner | 1994: Katja Seizinger | 1998: Katja Seizinger | 2002: Carole Montillet | 2006: Michaela Dorfmeister |
