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Hedy Schlunegger

Medal record
Women's Alpine Skiing
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 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.



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