Lotte Scheimpflug
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Lotte Scheimpflug, b. as Lotte Embacher on June 15. 1908 in Innsbruck
was an Austria
n and later Italian luge
r who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. She won a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1929 European luge championships
in Semmering, Austria
and two bronze medals in the women's singles event at the European championships (1954
, 1956
).
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n and later Italian luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. She won a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1929 European luge championships
FIL European Luge Championships 1929
The FIL European Luge Championships 1929 took place in Semmering, Austria under the auspices of the Internatioanler Schlittensportsverband , a forerunner to the International Luge Federation.-Men's singles:...
in Semmering, Austria
Semmering, Austria
Semmering is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is famous for its skiing, and has hosted the Alpine skiing World Cup several times. When the famous Semmering Railway was completed in 1854, it brought many tourists from Vienna to here. Today, tourists...
and two bronze medals in the women's singles event at the European championships (1954
FIL European Luge Championships 1954
The FIL European Luge Championships 1954 took place in Davos, Switzerland under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957...
, 1956
FIL European Luge Championships 1956
The FIL European Luge Championships 1956 took place in Imst, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge"...
).
Further reading
- Bert Isatitsch (Ed.): 100 Jahre Rodelsport, Eigenverlag, Liezen 1983, S. 125–129.