Liselotte Landbeck

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Liselotte Landbeck (born January 13, 1916) was an Austrian athlete who competed at a high level in both figure skating and speed skating in the 1930s. In figure skating, she won the bronze medal at the 1934 World Figure Skating Championships; in speed skating, she won the first unofficial World Championship for ladies in 1933, and held the ladies' world record in the 500m as well as the 1000m.

Although she originally was from Vienna, in 1935 she married the Belgian figure skater Robert Verdun and moved to that country. She represented Belgium in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

[edit] Competitive highlights (figure skating)

Event/Season 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
European Championships 5th 6th 2nd 2nd 4th
World Championships - 6th 3nd - -
Austrian Championships 5th 2nd 1st 1st -
Olympic Winter Games - - - - 4th

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