Cerstin Schmidt
Cerstin Schmidt (born 5 March 1963 in Zwickau, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt) is an East German luger who competed during the mid to late 1980s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
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Ute Oberhoffner (left), Birgit Görlitzer and Cerstin Schmidt (right) in Oberhofen, October 18, 1986
Schmidt also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (1987) and two silvers (1981, 1985) as well as four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (Women's singles: 1986), one silver (Mixed team: 1988) and two bronzes (Women's singles: 1984, 1988).
Schmidt won the overall Luge World Cup title in the women's singles twice (1984/5, 1986/7).
References
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-06-10)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-30)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-05-29)
- Kluge, Volker. (2000). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler. Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. (in German)
- List of European luge champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-25) (in German)
- List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)
- SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27) (in French)
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