Hedy Schlunegger
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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.
References[]
- Skiclub Wengen: Hedy Schlunegger (in German)
- Kaufmann Sport Grindelwald: Geschichte (in German)
- Jungfrau-Zeitung: Unsere Verstorbenen: Hedwig Kaufmann-Schlunegger[permanent dead link] (in German)
- 'Heidi' Schlunegger at the International Ski Federation
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2003 deaths
- Swiss female alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Swiss sportspeople stubs
- Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland