Elsa Rendschmidt

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Olympic medal record
Women's Figure skating
Silver	1908 London	Ladies' singles

Elsa Rendschmidt (b. January 11, 1886; d. October 9, 1969) was a German figure skater and the first German woman to win a medal at the Olympic Games.

Rendschmidt won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include a ladies' figure skating event. She competed in the first ladies' German nationals, which took place in 1911. She skated for the Berliner Schlittschuhclub and won the event, becoming Germany's first ladies' champion. She also competed at the World Championships several times. Her best finish was 2nd (in 1908 and 1910).

A road located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf was named after Rendschmidt in 2006. [1]

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event/Year	1906	1907	1908	1910
World Championships	4th	4th	2nd	2nd
Winter Olympics	-	-	2nd	-

Persondata
NAME	Rendschmidt, Elsa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	October 9, 1969
PLACE OF DEATH