Gerda Paumgarten

Gerda Gräfin Paumgarten-Hohenschwangau (4 February 1907 in Graz 1 January 2000 in Vienna) was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Gerda Paumgarten
Gerda Paumgarten c.1939
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born(1907-02-04)4 February 1907
Graz, Austria
Died1 January 2000(2000-01-01) (aged 92)
Vienna
Sport
CountryAustria
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Women’s Alpine skiing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1936 InnsbruckSlalom
Silver medal – second place 1933 InnsbruckCombined
Bronze medal – third place 1933 InnsbruckDownhill
Bronze medal – third place 1936 InnsbruckCombined

Paumgarten received a gold medal at the 1936 World Championships in Innsbruck, winning the slalom event.[1] She was the younger sister of Olympic skier Harald Paumgarten (1904-1952).

References

  1. Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Archived May 24, 2012, at archive.today FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 20 November 2008)
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