Name Hedy Schlunegger | Role Olympic athlete | |
Died July 3, 2003, Grindelwald, Switzerland Olympic medals Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Women's 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.
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