Melitta Sollmann
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Luge | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1980 Lake Placid | Women's singles | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1979 Königssee | Women's singles | |
| Gold | 1981 Hammarstrand | Women's singles | |
| Silver | 1983 Lake Placid | Women's singles | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1979 Oberhof | Women's singles | |
| Gold | 1980 Olang | Women's singles | |
| Bronze | 1982 Winterberg | Women's singles | |
Melitta Sollmann (born August 20, 1958) is an East German luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Sollmann also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1981) and one silver (1983). She also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1980) and one bronze (1982).
Sollmann's best overall Luge World Cup finish was third in 1982-3.
[edit] References
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- Kluge, Volker. (2000). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler. Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. (German)
- List of European luge champions (German)
- List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (French)
- Winter Olympic results - women's luge: 1964-2006.
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