Hedy Schlunegger
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Alpine Skiing | |||
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| Gold | 1948 St. Moritz | 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: 'Heidi' Schlunegger - statistics
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