Christina Schmuck

Luge, Olympic athlete

1944 –

77

Who is Christina Schmuck?

Christina Schmuck 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, Anna-Maria Müller, and Angela Knösel when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated.

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.

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Born
Jan 26, 1944
Salzburg
Also known as
  • Christa Schmuck
Nationality
  • Germany

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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