Karla Kienzel

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Medal record
Luge
World Championships
Gold 1955 Oslo Women's singles
European Championships
Gold 1951 Igls Women's singles
Silver 1954 Davos Women's singles
Silver 1955 Hahnenklee Women's singles

Karla Kienzel (sometimes listed as Carla Kienzl or Karla Kienzl) was an Austrian luger who competed during the 1950s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1955 FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo, Norway. Kienzel was the first World champion in luge in this event.

Kienzel also won three medals in the women's singles event at the European luge championships with one gold (1951) and two silvers (1954, 1955).

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World champions in women's singles luge.
1955: Karla Kienzel * 1957: Maria Isser * 1958: Maria Semczyszak * 1959: Elly Lieber * 1960: Maria Isser * 1961: Elisabeth Nagele * 1962: Ilse Geisler * 1963: Ilse Geisler * 1965: Ortrun Enderlein * 1967: Ortrun Enderlein * 1969: Petra Tierlich * 1970: Barbara Piecha * 1971: Elisabeth Demleitner * 1973: Margit Schumann * 1974: Margit Schumann * 1975: Margit Schumann * 1977: Margit Schumann * 1978: Vera Zozula * 1979: Melitta Sollmann * 1981: Melitta Sollmann * 1983: Steffi Martin * 1985: Steffi Martin * 1987: Cerstin Schmidt * 1989: Susi Erdmann * 1990: Gabriele Kohlisch * 1991: Susi Erdmann * 1993: Gerda Weissensteiner * 1995: Gabriele Kohlisch * 1996: Jana Bode * 1997: Susi Erdmann * 1999: Sonja Wiedemann * 2000: Sylke Otto * 2001: Sylke Otto * 2003: Sylke Otto * 2004: Silke Kraushaar * 2005: Sylke Otto * 2007: Tatjana Hüfner * 2008: Tatjana Hüfner
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European champions in women's singles luge.
1928: Hilde Raupach * 1929: Lotte Embacher * 1934: Hanni Fink * 1935: Hanni Fink * 1937: Titti Maartmann * 1938: Friedel Tietze * 1939: Friedel Tietze * 1951: Karla Kienzel * 1952: Maria Isser * 1953: Maria Isser * 1954: Maria Isser * 1955: Maria Isser * 1956: Elly Lieber * 1962: Irena Pawelczyk * 1967: Christina Schmuck * 1970: Anna-Maria Müller * 1971: Erika Lechner * 1972: Ute Rührold * 1973: Margit Schumann * 1974: Margit Schumann * 1975: Margit Schumann * 1976: Vera Zozula * 1977: Elisabeth Demleitner * 1978: Elisabeth Demleitner * 1979: Melitta Sollmann * 1980: Melitta Sollmann * 1982: Bettina Schmidt * 1984: Hilde Auer * 1986: Cerstin Schmidt * 1988: Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss * 1990: Susi Erdmann * 1992: Susi Erdmann * 1994: Gerda Weissensteiner * 1996: Jana Bode * 1998: Silke Kraushaar * 2000: Sylke Otto * 2002: Sylke Otto * 2004: Silke Kraushaar * 2006: Silke Kraushaar* 2008: Natalie Geisenberger
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